Beals has published a few Yaqui traditions about serpents (Beals 1933: 78-81) and thirteen myths and tales identified as Cahita (Beals 1945: 215-224). A brief resume of Yaqui tradition by one of their …

Yaquis (YAH kee) are a Uto-Aztecan speaking people whose homeland is the Yaqui River valley of Southern Sonora. They call themselves Yoemem (yo EM mem), or “People”. Their nearest neighbors …

In ancient times, Yaquis were living in family groups along the Yaqui River (Yoem Vatwe) north to the Gila River, where they gathered wild desert foods, hunted game, and cultivated corn, beans, and …

From 1617 to 1619 nearly 30,000 Yaquis were baptized. The Yaquis peacefully co-existed alongside the Spaniards until the 1740’s when there were food shortages which lead to revolts resulting in a …

Dates of the material range from 1920’s to 2023. The Yaqui Tribe came to Arizona from Sonora, Mexico to escape political persecution and many worked for the Salt River Valley Water Users Association …

d and Purpose The Pascua Yaqui Tribe recognizes that it is beneficial for the State of Arizona to acknowledge and understand the history of the Yoe me (Yaqui} people and its significance in the …

NOTES BY JEAN ZEIGER WITH AN INTROOUCTION BY S.B.CHARTERS The Yaqui Indians of the state of Sonora in northwest Mexico are a strong, proud desert people living as far. ers alonR the …