Chemehuevi
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FOUR DIRECTIONS
INSTITUTE Chemehuevi |
| Ethnie: | CHEMEHUEVI |
| Language: | Southern Numic |
| Family: | Numic |
| Stock: | Uto-Aztecan |
| Phylum: | Aztec-Tanoan |
| Macro-Culture: | Dream |
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| The Chemehuevi were a hunter/farmer and hunter/gatherer tribes who ranged over the eastern half of the Mojave Desert to points on the Colorado River. Linguistically, hey are closely related to the Southern Paiute. They were friends with the Takic peoples of southern California to the west. They suffered in conflicts with the River Yuman tribes and Whites. Some western bands absorbed into the Chungichnich macro-culture prior to White arrival. Ultimately, many individuals absorbed into other cultures. |
| Aboriginal Locations |
| Hokwaits, Kauyaichits, Mokwats, Moviats, Palonies, Shivawach, Tümpisagavatsits, Yagats (also had 3 geographical divisions, Northern, Southern, and Desert) |
| Present Locations |
| CHEMEHUEVI RESERVATION, Havasu Lake, CA |
| Year | History |
| 1776 | Met by Garcés |
| 1867 | War with Mojave, fought well though out numbered, fled to desert |
| 1898 | Possible year of smallpox epidemic |
| Year | Population | Source |
| 1700 | 1000 | NAHDB calculation |
| 1770 | 1550 | Kroeber estimate (incl. Koso, Kawaiisu) |
| 1800 | 900 | NAHDB calculation |
| 1873 | 800 | US Indian Office |
| 1900 | 400 | NAHDB calculation |
| 1910 | 300 | Kroeber estimate |
| 1973 | 36 | BIA |
| 1989 | 123 | BIA |
| 2000 | 150 | NAHDB calculation |
| Other speakers of the same language: |
| Kawaiisu, Southern Paiute, Ute |
| Chemehuevi Links |
| Carolbeth Tucker Laird http://www.cas.usf.edu/anthropology/women/laird/laird.htm |
| The Chemehuevi Indians of Southern California http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Oracle/2351/cheme.html |
| Chemehuevi - SFSU Narrative http://bss.sfsu.edu/calstudies/Native%20Web%20Pages/ute.html |
| Colorado River Indian Tribes http://www.itcaonline.com/Tribes/colorado.htm |
| Extreme and Solemn Relationship http://www.enviroweb.org/wardvalley/thesis/3.html |
| Flag of the Colorado River Indians http://members.aol.com/Donh523/navapage/crit.htm |
| Native Peoples of the Colorado River Region http://artemis.simmons.edu/~henricks/project/nativep.html |
| Sugar and Salt http://www.abotech.com/Articles/Campbell01.htm |
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