Quechan
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The Fort Yuma Quechan Indian Tribe wants Biden to use the same authority to establish 390,000 acres of their ancestral land in Imperial County as the Kw’tsán National Monument.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2024
For those who remained — mostly poor agricultural workers in the Imperial Valley, as well as Indigenous Kamia-Kumeyaay, Quechan, and Cahuilla people — the problems continued to mount.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2023
A century ago, “we weren’t at the table. We weren’t even U.S. citizens at the time. But now we are,” said Jordan Joaquin, president of Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2023
“The question will become ‘how bad that pain is and who it falls on,’” said Jay Weiner, an attorney for the Fort Yuma Quechan Indian Tribe.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 14, 2023
“This is life for the Quechan people,” Venegas said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2023
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