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At length they came to a tribe much shorter of stature than the Yumas, and friendly.

From The Romance of the Colorado River The Story of its Discovery in 1840, with an Account of the Later Explorations, and with Special Reference to the Voyages of Powell through the Line of the Great Canyons by Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel

The Yumas moved up river a ways, where they've lived ever since.

From Arizona Nights by White, Stewart Edward

Hobbs calls this the best thing the Yumas ever did.

From The Romance of the Colorado River The Story of its Discovery in 1840, with an Account of the Later Explorations, and with Special Reference to the Voyages of Powell through the Line of the Great Canyons by Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel

And those left there were the ancestors of the present Yumas and Maricopas.

From Aw-Aw-Tam Indian Nights Being the myths and legends of the Pimas of Arizona by Lloyd, J. William

This was the last attempt made by the Spaniards to missionize the Yumas.

From The Old Franciscan Missions Of California by James, George Wharton