Halchidhoma
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FOUR DIRECTIONS
INSTITUTE Halchidhoma |
| Ethnie: | HALCHIDHOMA |
| Language: | River Yuman |
| Family: | Yuman |
| Stock: | Western Hokan |
| Phylum: | Hokan |
| Macro-Culture: | Dream |
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| The Halchidhoma were a sedentary hunter/farmer nation. They were located along the Colorado River at the Gila. They ultimately merged with the Maricopa, probably as a result of conflicts with other River Yumans. |
| Aboriginal Locations |
| AZ Asumpción, Lagrimas de San Pedro, San Antonio, Santa Coleta, CA Village south of Parker |
| Present Locations |
| Confederated into the Maricopa in AZ |
| Year | History |
| 1540 | Encountered by Alarcón |
| 1640 | Found by Oñate occupying villages on Colorado south of Gila |
| 1701 | Visited by Father Eusibio Kino |
| 1776 | Found by Garcés occupying Colorado below present Bill Williams Fork |
| 18XX | Joined Maricopa along with the Kohuana, both suffering in conflicts with other Yuman tribes |
| Year | Population | Source |
| 1680 | 3,000 | Mooney estimate |
| 1700 | 3,000 | NAHDB calculation |
| 1770 | 1,000 | Kroeber estimate |
| 1800 | 1,000 | NAHDB calculation |
| 1900 | 0 | NAHDB calculation |
| 2000 | 0 | NAHDB calculation |
| Other speakers of the same language: |
| Maricopa, Mojave, Yuma |
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