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Mojave (mōhä`vē), river, c.100 mi (160 km) long, rising in the San Bernardino Mts., S Calif., and flowing generally north to disappear in the Mojave Desert. Due to the porous soil and rapid evaporation, much of its course is underground except during the short wet season. Mojaveor MohaveNorth American Indian farmers living mostly in Arizona, U.S. The Mojave language is a member of the Yuman language family. The traditional territory of the people was the Mojave Desert along the lower Colorado River. This valley was a patch of green surrounded by barren desert. In addition to farming, the Mojave fished, hunted, and gathered wild plants. The essential social unit was the patrilineal family. There were no settled villages; instead the Mojave built small hamlets wherever there was land suitable for farming. They believed in a supreme creator and attached great significance to dreams, considered the source of all special powers. Population estimates indicated approximately 2,000 Mojave descendants in the early 21st century. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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MOJAVE -- After racking up 407,000 miles and ferrying hundreds of thousands of kids to and from school, Mojave Unified School District's Bus 1 is retiring from service with the distinction of being the oldest operating school bus in California. 6-million-acre Mojave National Preserve under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service, this legislation marked a significant turnabout in American attitudes toward desert environments. BAE Systems' Mojave facility has been rated as achieving Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI(R)) Level 3 in several key business processes. |
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