Fort Yuma Reservation

It is located very near Yuma, Arizona. Most is located in California with remainder being in Arizona. Below is a map of Yuma Reservation! Yuma Reservation was created on January 9, 1884. However, something "Spooked" white leaders into delving into serious trouble! Those few whites living at Yuma, noticed Yuma People make use of irrigation ditches that led from Colorado River to their farms, to irrigate their crops. Few whites tolerated Yuma's very hot summers. Those that could, knew land along Colorado River was rich soil. By 1893, American leaders conspired to indulge in "Criminal Activity." They imprisoned Yuma Reservations real leaders because they refused to sign an agreement to cede their Reservation. They were sent to a Los Angeles, California jail. American leaders then "hired" several Yuma men to sign an illegal agreement in which they ceded their Reservation. Yuma People are Shoshone Ojibwa's or as Mexican Linguists listed them El Yuman." They're a section of Kickapoo Ojibwa's. So are Papago People!

In 1893, American leaders were not concerned about north Mexico. That changed around 1902. We know Yuma Reservation is one of chief Rocky Boy's many Reservations and Reserves. On January 14, 1902 chief Rocky Boy sent letter to President Roosevelt telling him chief Rocky Boy was leader of landless Ojibwa's in various locations in the United States in need of Reservations. They denied his request for new Ojibwa Reservations yet agreed to his proposal to allow his Ojibwa Subjects to settle on unsurveyed land or unalloted Reservation land. Information from 1893 and 1894 is disturbing! Supposedly Yuma Reservation was eradicated yet American leaders continued to treat Yuma Reservation as a Reservation. That's because of chief Rocky Boy. Read the September 1914 news article below very carefully! Chief Rocky Boy was a very powerful leader at that time! After Yuma Reservation was eradicated, Yuma People of Yuma Reservation became landless! On June 17, 1902, 7,756.54 acres was allotted to chief Rocky Boy's landless Ojibwa Subjects within Yuma Reservations unallotted area or where land was not suited for agriculture. President Roosevelt made a terrible mistake in 1903 by sending all of Yuma Reservation to the Bureau of Reclamation for development. He had reached an agreement with chief Rocky Boy that he was, by future laws, to adhere to. He actually did follow agreements. All unallotted Yuma Reservation land (Yuma Reservation land deemed worthless) was saved. Look at Yuma Reservation's map! A few years before 1910, American leaders knew there was going to be a Civil War in Mexico! On April 21, 1904 the Indian Appropriation Act was approved! For nearly a decade nothing happened at Yuma Reservation. However, by 1909 civil unrest in Mexico about vast Indian and black Reservations in north Mexico, was getting on American leaders nerves.

They had to do something to prevent Ojibwa's living in Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas from getting involved in Mexico's Civil War. Restoring all of Yuma Reservation was one of their many solutions. However, about half of Yuma Reservation was already surveyed for farming. They surveyed Yuma Reservation about 1893 or before, to find where Yuma Reservations farmlands are. They knew by 1893 that around half of Yuma Reservation was rich agriculture land! On March 3, 1911 more allotments were granted to chief Rocky Boy's Ojibwa Subjects at Yuma Reservation. This time their allotments were within Yuma Reservations rich farmlands. An estimated 8,110 acres was allotted to 811 of chief Rocky Boy's Ojibwa Subjects. American leaders restored Yuma Reservation just before or during Mexico's Civil War. That includes Yuma Reservations rich farmlands. Chief Rocky Boy was very instrumental in saving Yuma Reservation. Today, Yuma Reservation is, in fact, an Ojibwa Reservation. It has a land area of 69.0 sq. mi. or 178.7 sq. km. Supposedly most of Fort Yuma Reservation was returned during the 1970's. Yuma Reservations population is 1,898 according to 2020's census. Natives number 1,322. Mexican's 473. Mixed bloods 168. Whites 161. Though they claim Yuma Reservation was eradicated, it wasn't!. Within 10 years after eradicating Yuma Reservation, American leaders had no choice but to deal with Yuma Reservation. Read September 1914's news article carefully! Chief Rocky Boy promised to stay out of Mexico's Civil War. It had nothing to do with Europes War. Ojibwa's from much further north would not like Yuma's climate conditions. Summers are far too hot. Even Yuma winters might be too warm for them!

Demographics of Fort Yuma Reservation

Land Area: 69.0 sq. mi. or 178.7 sq. km.

Population: 1,898

Language: Corrupted