Cocopa

The Cocopa tribe, a division of the Yuman family, historically inhabited nine rancherias along the Rio Colorado, later expanding into Lower California. Once numbering around 3,000, their population dwindled to approximately 800 by the present. The Cocopa were less hostile than neighboring tribes but capable of defense. They cultivated crops like corn and melons, lived in various types of dwellings, and practiced cremation for their dead. They are noted for similarities in customs and appearance with the Yuma tribe.