Maricopa people

Maricopa
	Pakit, a young Maricopa woman, 1907
Total population
	805 (2015 census)
Regions with significant populations
	United States ( Arizona)
Languages
	Maricopa, English
Religion
	Traditional tribal religion
Related ethnic groups
	Yuman peoples

The Maricopa or Piipaash^[2] are a Native American tribe, who live in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and Gila River Indian Community along with the Pima, a tribe with whom the Maricopa have long held a positive relationship. The Maricopa at the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community consist mostly of Xalychidom Piipaash members and are concentrated in Lehi.^[3] The Maricopa at the Gila River Indian Community are concentrated in Maricopa Colony. The Maricopa are a River Yuman group, formerly living along the banks of the Colorado River.

^ Pritzker, A Native American Encyclopedia, p. 57.
^ Barry Pritzker, A Native American Encyclopedia. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998; p. 56
^ "Xalychidom Piipaash (Maricopa) People." Archived August 5, 2018, at the Wayback Machine Salt River Pima–Maricopa Indian Community. (retrieved March 29, 2010)