Cocopah are Native Americans who live in Baja California, Mexico, and Arizona, United States.
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11 Facts About Cocopah
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Cocopah language belongs to the Delta–California branch of the Yuman family.
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Ancestors of the Cocopah inhabited parts of present-day Arizona, California, and Baja California and are known by western academics as belonging to the Patayan culture.
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The Cocopah were specifically mentioned by name by the expedition of Juan de Onate in 1605.
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Cocopah agreed to join Garra's Tax Revolt of 1851, led by the Cupeno, to fight against the US government alongside the Quechan and nearby Kumeyaay bands.
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Cocopah entered the Yuma War following the tax revolt initially on the side of the Quechan against the US.
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War broke out in May 1853, when the Cocopah besieged three Quechan villages holding them hostage.
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The Cocopah were sympathetic of the Magonist struggle against imperialism from both Mexico and the US, and the privatized ownership of their land.
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Cocopah were eventually defeated by the Mexican forces in the following months and were forced off of their land by the Colorado River Land Company.
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On important occasions, Cocopah people wear their customary ribbon shirts and ribbon dresses.
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