YUMA — Elders of the Quechan Tribe, in Southwestern Arizona and California, sang songs and prayed to their Creator to forgive the tribe for trying to build a casino on land they believe is sacred. The ...

From high above, Donald Medart Jr. looked down at the old mine. “You can see for yourself the difference in the landscape and the devastation that it caused,” he said. “There’s just a scar left.” ...

Introduction ; A Quechan account of origins ; The Quechan legend of the creation ; The migration of the Yuman Tribes ; From English to Quechan ; From recording to manuscript ; Alphabet ; Grammar ; ...

Woolsey Peak, located within the proposed Great Bend of the Gila National Monument in southern Arizona. Photo courtesy Dawn Kish, The Wilderness Society To protect more than 370,000 acres of the Great ...

Also issued as House document 103, 72nd Congress, 1st session. "The songs of a group of tribes living along the Colorado river and in northwestern Mexico."--Foreword. Contains music. Contents The ...