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Descended from the ancient Uto-Azteca people of Mexico, the ancestors of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe first settled in the United States near Nogales and south Tucson. In the late 1800s the Tribe began to expand into settlements north of Tucson in an area they named Pascua Village, and in Guadalupe, near Tempe. By 1920, approximately 2,000 Yaquis lived in the U.S.
Though now based in Christian teachings, the culture of the Pascua Yaqui has remained rich in native Indian elements. The Tribe has accepted political integration into American society, but has retained their former religious and cultural way of life.
Despite their long history and rich cultural traditions, the Pascua Yaqui were not formally recognized by the federal government until 1978, when they achieved status as a created tribe, a designation that was finally converted to that of a historical tribe in 1994. The Tribe has also waged a long and difficult battle to secure a tribal home. In 1964, Congressman Morris K. Udall introduced a bill in Congress for the transfer to the Tribe of 202 acres southwest of Tucson. The bill was approved in August 1964 and the Pascua Yaqui Association, a nonprofit Arizona corporation, was formed to receive the deed for the land from the federal government. In 1982, the Tribe acquired an additional 590 acres of land added to the reservation, and in 1988 the Tribe s first constitution was approved. The community is governed by a chairman, a vice chairman and nine tribal council members. Police protection is provided by the Tribal Police Department, and fire protection is provided by six full-time firefighters and four reserves.
Contact
- Casino del Sol
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- Tucson AZ
- US 85756
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- 520-838-6515
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