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Cocopah · cocopah · Cocopah Tribe of Arizona · Cocopah Indian Tribe · KwapaCocopah
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- Official name
- Cocopah Tribe of Arizona
- Recorded status
- Listed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (91 FR 4102, January 30, 2026)
- Region
- Southwest
In the record
One court case turned on its rights: Arizona v. California.
Written from the records linked here; open any of them for its sources. This is what the United States’ treaty record says, not the nation’s own account.
Names
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Self-names
- KwapaCocopah
Official names
Other names in English
Who is doing the work
Native legal and land defense, nationally
- Native American Rights Fund (NARF) Native-led Litigation and legal advocacy for tribal sovereignty, treaty rights, land and resources Give on their site Website
- NDN Collective (LANDBACK Campaign) Native-led LANDBACK campaign (launched 2020; Mount Rushmore closure and return of Black Hills public lands), Indigenous… Give on their site Website
- Indian Land Tenure Foundation (ILTF) Native-led Land recovery and control by tribes and individual Indian landowners Website
- Decolonizing Wealth Project (Indigenous Earth Fund; California Tribal Land Return) Native-led Reparative philanthropy Give on their site Website
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Connections
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Named in 1
Sources
- cocopah.com/about-us.htmlunclassified
COCOPAH INDIAN TRIBE A Tradition of Honor. A Future of Progress.
- federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2026/01/30/2026-01899.htmlprimary record
Cocopah Tribe of Arizona
- Indian Entities Recognized by and Eligible To Receive Services From the BIA, 91 FR 4102 (Jan. 30, 2026)primary record
Listed in 91 FR 4102 (Jan. 30, 2026).
Research notes
Named in the Arizona v. California row.
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