Mohave people
Henry Welshe, Mojave tribal chairman of Colorado River Indian Reservation council, c. 1944–46 | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 2,000 (Golla, 2007); 967 (1990) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| United States ( Arizona) | |
| Languages | |
| Mojave, English | |
| Religion | |
| Indigenous religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Maricopa, Quechan, Walapai, Havasupai, and Yavapai |
Mohave or Mojave (Mojave: Aha Makhav) are a Native American people from the Colorado River region of the Mojave Desert in Arizona, California, and Nevada. They are enrolled in the federally recognized tribes, the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe of Arizona, California & Nevada and the Colorado River Indian Tribes of the Colorado River Indian Reservation.
Their Mojave language belongs to the Yuman language family.
The original Colorado River and Fort Mojave reservations were established in 1865 and 1870. Both reservations include substantial senior water rights for the Colorado River.