Pascua Yaqui Tribe

United States Arizona  Indians of Arizona

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Various Names / Spellings: Pascua Yaqui, Yaqui,

Population: 1990: 34,000



Tribal Headquarters
Pascua Yaqui Tribe 7474 S. Camino De Oeste Tucson, AZ 85757 Phone 1-520-883-5000 FAX 1-520-883-5014 Email contact@pascuayaqui-nsn.gov


 * Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona

Brief Timeline

 * 1533: contact with Spanish
 * 1609-1610: conflict with Spanish
 * 1610: Peace treaty with Spanish
 * 1740: Yaqui revolt
 * 1767: Drive out Jesuits
 * 1880: Mexican force removal of Yaqui, sending them to work on plantaions in the Yucatan,
 * 1884-1910: Porfirio Diaz'a regime, the Yaqui population reduced from 20,000 to 3,000- many removed to Arizona
 * some joined Pancho Villa in the Mexican Revoultion against Diaz

Important Web Sites

 * Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona
 * Constitution of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe