Fort Mojave Indian Reservation
Fort Mojave Indian Reservation
Pipa Aha Macav (Mohave) | |
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Seal | |
Location of Fort Mojave Indian Reservation | |
| Tribe | Fort Mojave |
| Country | United States |
| States | Arizona California Nevada |
| Counties | Clark Mohave San Bernardino |
| Established | 1870 |
| Headquarters | Needles |
| Government | |
| • Body | Fort Mojave Tribal Council |
| • Chairman | Tim Williams |
| • Vice-Chairman | Shan Lewis |
| Area | |
• Total | 65.44 sq mi (169.5 km2) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 1,707 |
| • Density | 26.08/sq mi (10.07/km2) |
| Website | fortmojaveindiantribe.com |
The Fort Mojave Indian Reservation is an Indian reservation along the Colorado River, currently encompassing 23,699 acres (95.91 km2) in Arizona, 12,633 acres (51.12 km2) in California, and 5,582 acres (22.59 km2) in the southernmost point of Nevada. Located around the tri-point of the three states, the reservation is home to approximately 1,100 citizens of the federally recognized Fort Mojave Indian Tribe of Arizona, California, and Nevada, a federally recognized tribe of Mojave people. Their autonym in the Mojave language is Pipa Aha Macav, which means "the People by the River".
Native Americans occupy less than 50 percent of the Mojave reservation. The Mojave people have leased much of their land to cotton, maize, and soybean farming companies, which employ a large population of resident Anglo-Americans and Mexican Americans.
The site of the former Fort Mohave and the eastern terminus of the Mojave Road are situated within the Fort Mojave Indian Reservation.