“A lot of people see it out there as just rocks and desert, but we truly believe that's our DNA out there,” said Quechan Tribe President Jordan Joaquin. “It’s necessary for our future.” ...

The Quechan Tribe — and Arizona — lost one of its cultural treasures when bead artist and Quechan language teacher Daisy Golding Simms died March 1 in Winterhaven, California, near Yuma.

The Quechan Tribe — and Arizona — lost one of its cultural treasures when bead artist and Quechan language teacher Daisy Golding Simms died March 1 in Winterhaven, California, near Yuma. She ...

Seven tribes, including the Colorado River Indian Tribes and Fort Yuma Quechan Indian Tribe as well as the Chemehuevi Tribe in the Colorado River Valley have led the effort to create Chuckwalla.

Tribes and environmental groups in Southern California are celebrating after President Joe Biden created a new national monument Tuesday on the border of Riverside and Imperial County.

Medart shares that sentiment. He says the Quechan people have roamed the deserts since time immemorial. " We've not only survived within these deserts, but we've thrived within this region," he says.

President Joe Biden established two more national monuments in California Tuesday, protecting about 844,000 acres of ecologically diverse deserts and forests seen as important to Indigenous people ...

“The protection of the Chuckwalla National Monument brings the Quechan people an overwhelming sense of peace and joy," the Fort Yuma Quechan Tribe said in a statement.

“The protection of the Chuckwalla National Monument brings the Quechan people an overwhelming sense of peace and joy,” the Fort Yuma Quechan Tribe said in a statement.

Medart shares that sentiment. He says the Quechan people have roamed the deserts since time immemorial. " We've not only survived within these deserts, but we've thrived within this region," he says.