Colorado River Indian Reservation

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The Colorado River Indian Reservation is 189 miles (304 km) west of Phoenix, Arizona on highway 95. Tribal headquarters is located at Parker, Arizona.

In the 2000 census there were 7466 residents with 3389 enrolled tribal members from the Chemehuevi, Mohavi, Hopi and Navajo tribes residing there. Established in March 1865 for the "Indians of said river and its tributaries," the Colorado River Indian Reservation straddles a part of the Arizona and California border with 353 square miles (914 km²) in Arizona and 66.7 square miles (173 km²) in California.

The Reservation's economy revolves around agriculture, recreation, light industry, and government. The Colorado River Indian Tribes (CRIT) has senior water rights to 717,000 acre-feet (884,000,000 m³) of the Colorado River, which represents nearly a third of the allotment for the State of Arizona. The tribe operates the Blue Water casino and resort just north of Parker.

For 2005 restoration of land taken in 1915 see article of 20 December 2005 Indian Country Today [The politics of passing bills"]

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