Maricopa

 

(märĭkō'pə, mâr–) , Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Yuman branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). At some time in the past the Maricopa, under pressure from the Yuma, moved up the Gila River in Arizona from the Colorado River. In 1775 they lived near the mouth of the Hassayampa River in S Arizona, numbering some 3,000. The Maricopa were previously sedentary farmers who lived in somewhat permanent villages. In alliance with the Pima, they severely defeated the Yuma in 1857. The Maricopa, numbering close to 800 in 1990, now live with the Pima on the Gila River and the Salt River reservations in Arizona. Some Maricopa also live in Phoenix and Los Angeles. They are known for their excellent pottery.

Bibliography

See L. Spier, Yuman Tribes of the Gila River (1933, repr. 1970); P. H. Ezell, The Maricopas (1963).

This article refers to the Native American ethnic group, for the Arizona county see Maricopa County, Arizona.

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The Maricopa, or Piipaash, are a Native American ethnic group who live in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and Gila River Indian Community along with the Pima, a tribe with whom the Maricopa have long held a positive relationship. They formerly consisted of small groups of people situated on the banks of the Colorado River that came together in the 19th century. Their heritage language is Maricopa.

Notable Maricopa

• Robert "Tree" Cody, Native American flautist

See also

• Gordon, Lynn. 1986. Maricopa syntax and morphology. (University of California publications in linguistics; 108). Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 0520099656

External links

• Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community page on the Maricopa people

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