Fort Yuma Quechan Indian Tribe

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Fort Yuma Quechan Indian Tribe

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Guide to Quechan Indian ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and other agency records.

Variant spellings: Quechan, Kwtsan, Kwtsaan

Tribal Headquarters

Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation
P.O. Box 1899
Yuma, AZ 85366-1899
Phone: 1.760.572.0213
Fax: 1.760.572.2102

Brief Timeline

1850's: Fort Yuma Established -Colonel Heintzelman

1857: War with the Pima Indians nearly annihilated the tribe.

6 Jul 1883: Yuma Reservation established 1934: Tribe established a constitution

Land Records

Land is Tribally-owned 617 acres. Allotted land: 8,629 acres

Reservations

Yuma Reservation

Records

The majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:

• Allotment records
• Annuity rolls
• Census records
• Correspondence
• Health records
• Reports
• School census and records
• Vital records

Agencies

Yuma AgencyArizona

Yuma AgencyCalifornia

School Records

Fort Yuma Indian School

For Further Reading

For background information to help find Native American ancestors see For Further Reading.

Websites

• Constitution and By-Laws of the Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Reservation California, Approved December 18, 1936.
• Fort Yuma-Quechan Tribe
• Quechan Tribe Wikipedia