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The Yaqui Indians have been historically described as quite tall in stature. Yaqui men have an average height of 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) and Yaqui women have an average height of 5 feet 4 inches (1.63 m). [21] Traditionally, a Yaqui house consisted of three rectangular sections: the bedroom, the kitchen, and a living room, called the "portal".
The Yaqui Wars, [2] were a series of armed conflicts between New Spain, and its successor state, the Mexican Republic, against the Yaqui Natives. The period began in 1533 and lasted until 1929. The Yaqui Wars, along with the Caste War against the Maya, were the last conflicts of the centuries long Mexican Indian Wars.
Flag of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona [1]. The Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona [1] is a federally recognized tribe of Yaqui Native Americans in the state of Arizona.. Descended from the Yaqui people whose original homelands include the Yaqui River valley in western Sonora, Mexico [2] and southern Arizona, the Pascua Yaqui Tribe sought refuge from the Mexican government en masse prior to the ...
Yaqui Indian man in turtle-neck sweater, vest, and jacket, Arizona, ca.1910 Photographs of a Yaqui Indian man in turtle-neck sweater, vest, and jacket, Arizona, ca.1910. The man can be seen from the thighs up. He can be seen wearing a light-colored wide-brim hat. His hands are partially tucked in the front pockets of his trousers.
Carlos Castaneda (December 25, 1925 [nb 1] – April 27, 1998) was an American anthropologist and writer. Starting in 1968, Castaneda published a series of books that describe a training in shamanism that he received under the tutelage of a Yaqui "Man of Knowledge" named don Juan Matus.
Elsie Clews Parsons Pueblo Indian Religion, University of Chicago Press, 1939. Elsie Clews Parsons and Ralph L. Beals, The Sacred Clowns of the Pueblo and Mayo-Yaqui Indians American Anthropologist, New Series, Vol. 36, No. 4 (October–December, 1934), pp. 491–514; Pecina, Ron and Pecina, Bob. Hopi Kachinas: History, Legends, and Art.
A Yaqui Indian mother holding a baby, Arizona, ca.1910 Photograph of a Yaqui Indian mother holding a baby, Arizona, ca.1910. She is wrapped in a striped blanket. She is standing near a rough timber post which supports part of the roof of a thatched dwelling (visible behind her). Another person is sitting on the ground in the background.
Mario Martinez: Visual Interpretations of Yaqui Myths and Legends, American Indian Contemporary Arts, San Francisco, CA, 1995. [5] Artists Who Are Indian, Denver Art Museum, Denver CO, 1995. Expressions of Spirit, Wheelwright Museum, Santa Fe, NM, 1995. Books by Native Artists, American Indian Community House Gallery, New York, NY, 1994–1995.