Pascua Yaqui Tribe

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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

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 plantations 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 Revolution against Diaz

Records
The majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:


 * Allotment records
 * Annuity rolls
 * Census records
 * Correspondence
 * Health records
 * Reports
 * School census and records
 * Vital records

Important Web Sites

 * Pascua Yaqui Tribe
 * Constitution of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe
 * A Short History of the Yaqui Indians