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Mojave

North American Indian farmers living mostly in Arizona, U.S. The Mojave language is a member of the Yuman language family. The traditional territory of the people was the Mojave Desert along the lower Colorado River. This valley was a patch of green surrounded by barren desert. In addition to farming, the Mojave fished, hunted, and gathered wild plants. The essential social unit was the patrilineal family. There were no settled villages; instead the Mojave built small hamlets wherever there was land suitable for farming. They believed in a supreme creator and attached great significance to dreams, considered the source of all special powers. Population estimates indicated approximately 2,000 Mojave descendants in the early 21st century.

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