1. Quechan - Noun
2. Quechan - Proper noun
Quechan (plural Quechans)
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Any member of a Native American people from Arizona.
Quechan
The language of this people; Yuma.
Kroeber estimated the population of the Quechan in 1910 as 750. By 1950, there were reported to be just under 1,000 Quechan living on the reservation and another 1,100+ off it (Forbes 1965:343). Source: Internet
Members are enrolled into the Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation. Source: Internet
Jack D. Forbes (1965:341–343) compiled historical estimates and suggested that before they were first contacted, the Quechan had numbered 4,000 or a few more. Source: Internet
Spanish settlement among the Quechan did not go smoothly; the tribe rebelled from July 17–19, 1781 and killed four priests and thirty soldiers. Source: Internet
The prehistoric people may have been ancestral to the Quechan. Source: Internet