Fort Mojave Indian Reservation
The Fort Mohave Indian Reservation is an Indian reservation along the Colorado River, currently encompassing 23,669 acres (95.79 km2) in Arizona, 12,633 acres (51.12 km2) in California, and 5,582 acres (22.59 km2) in Nevada. The reservation is home to approximately 1,100 members of the federally recognized Fort Mojave Indian Tribe of Arizona, California, and Nevada (Mohave: Pipa Aha Macav), a federally recognized tribe of Mohave people.
Fort Mojave Indian Reservation
Pipa Aha Macav (Mohave) | |
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Location of Fort Mojave Indian Reservation | |
| Tribe | Fort Mojave |
| Country | United States |
| States | Arizona California Nevada |
| Counties | Clark Mohave San Bernardino |
| Established | 1870 |
| Headquarters | Needles |
| Government | |
| • Body | Fort Mojave Tribal Council |
| • Chairman | Tim Williams |
| • Vice-Chairman | Shan Lewis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 65.44 sq mi (169.5 km2) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 1,707 |
| • Density | 26/sq mi (10/km2) |
| Website | fortmojaveindiantribe.com |
Native Americans occupy less than 50 percent of the Mojave reservation. The Mohave people have leased much of their land to cotton, corn, and soybean farming companies, which employ a large population of resident European-Americans and Mexican Americans.
The site of the former Fort Mohave and the eastern terminus of the Mojave Road are situated within the Fort Mojave Indian Reservation.