Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of a Native American people inhabiting an area along the lower Colorado River in Arizona and California.
- noun The Yuman language of the Quechan.
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- proper noun A
Native American people fromArizona ; theYuma - proper noun The
language of this people
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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In response to the court injunction in favor of the Quechan tribe, Tessera Solar chief executive Robert Lukefahr issued a statement Thursday saying, "This ruling sets back our ability to provide clean, renewable power to Southern California and delays our ability to bring jobs and economic development to a region with the highest unemployment rate in America."
Obama administration unveils blueprint for solar energy development in West Juliet Eilperin 2010
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According to Mohave and Quechan tribes of the lower Colorado River area, the human figures represent Mastamho, the Creator of Earth and all life.
American Southwest Geoglyphs--a Message to Ancient UFO Visitors? 2009
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The archaeologists with the Imperial Valley College Desert Museum Society near El Centro have now petitioned the Quechan Tribal Council to stop construction, writing that, “To destroy this site runs counter to Quechan tribal policy of protecting the cultural past of its tribal lands.”
Archive 2008-01-01 Jan 2008
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They are attempting to force Arizona Clean Fuels, developers of a planned $4 billion refinery located 40 miles away from the Quechan reservation, to conduct an archaeological and cultural inventory to look for sacred Quechan remains.
Archive 2007-08-01 Howard M. Friedman 2007
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Occupants of these villages were the ancestors of today's O'odham, Quechan, Cocopah, Maricopa, and other tribes.
Proclamation On Sonoran Desert Nationalmonument Clinton, Bill, 1946- 2001
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Occupants of these villages were the ancestors of today's O'odham, Quechan, Cocopah, Maricopa, and other tribes.
Proclamation On Sonoran Desert National Monument Clinton, Bill, 1946- 2001
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About 100 miles to the southwest, the Quechan tribe got an injunction in December against the Imperial Valley Solar project planned on 6,000 acres of public land near the Mexican border.
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In December, the Quechan Indian tribe won an injunction blocking construction of the
Reuters: Top News 2011
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Another local tribe, the Quechan, had headed to federal court seeking a permanent injunction against a proposed Imperial County solar installation that they say will destroy sacred sites.
latimes.com - News 2011
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About 100 miles to the southwest, the Quechan tribe got an injunction in December against the Imperial Valley Solar project planned on 6,000 acres of public land near the Mexican border.
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