Chief Pasqual of the Yuma or Quechan Tribe
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Chief Pasqual of the Yuma or Quechan Tribe.
The Yuma tribe, sometimes referred to as the Quechan tribe, were fishers, hunters and farmers whose homeland was along the lower Colorado River centered around its confluence with the Gila River in what is now California and Arizona. The Yuma Native American Indians consisted of various tribes: the Quechan, Cocopah, Hualapai, Mojave, and some Maricopas. The Yuma tribe were expert fishers who used utilized nets and baskets to catch fish. They traveled along the Colorado river on rafts and poles to different fishing locations. The Colorado River used to overflow seasonally, depositing rich soil that the Yuma used for agriculture. In the Yuma culture the women were subservient to men, however it was the woman who chose who she would marry. Either the husband or the wife might declare divorce and the wife claimed any matrimonial possessions. Each Yuma village had an elected chief who was responsible for the overall government of the people. The principal chief shared responsibilities for the tribe with the war chiefs, shamans and other religious leaders.
The most famous leaders and chiefs of the Yuma tribe included Chief Pasqual.
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