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There are four Native tribes of Yuman-speaking people.  They are known today as the Quechans (formerly known as Yumas) Mohaves, Cocopas, and Maricopas.  All these tribes formerly made baskets but that has long since ceased.  The Maricopa produce pottery today.

The Maricopa formerly consisted of small groups of people situated on the banks of the Colorado River for centuries. In the 16th century, they migrated to the area around the Gila River, to avoid attacks by the Quechan and Mojave peoples. During the 1840s, epidemics took a toll on the tribe. In the 19th century, the Maricopa formed a confederation with the Pima They became successful farmers, however, drought and water diversion by non-Indians brought widespread crop failures.

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