Yaqui
Indigenous Arizona group
Yaqui refers to an indigenous people of northwestern Mexico and southern Arizona, or a member of that people.
The Yaqui have maintained distinct cultural traditions despite centuries of conflict with Spanish and Mexican authorities.
Yaqui also denotes their Uto-Aztecan language: She learned to speak Yaqui from her grandmother.
Social group sharing ancestry
- puebloCommunal adobe village
- communityCollective of connected people
- nationSovereign political entity
- Arizona48th state admitted
Sonora · Mexico · Guadalupe · descendants · ancestry · heritage · identity · elders
Mexican border state
- desertTo leave behind completely
- aridDevoid of water
- Sierra MadreMajor Mexican cordillera
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
agriculture · landscape · villages · territory · ancestral lands
Formal event marking occasions
- EasterResurrection commemoration day
- LentChristian fasting season
- fiestaFestive public celebration
- masksFace-covering disguises
drums · chants · processions · altars · crosses · flowers · offerings · prayers
Capacity to withstand force
- warsOrganized armed conflicts
- deportationLegal expulsion from country
- enslavementForced human ownership
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
persecution · land rights · sovereignty · treaties · colonization · displacement · recognition · survival
Ceremonial repeated practices
- sacredWorthy of reverence
- visionsImagined or prophetic sights
- faithTrust without proof
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
baptism · Catholicism · syncretism · saints · Virgin Mary · blessing · healers
Audio output devices
- vocabularyOne's word collection
- grammarLanguage's structural rules
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
dialects · phrases · pronunciation · fluency · bilingual · preservation · linguistic
tribe
Social group sharing ancestry
Arizona · Sonora · Mexico · Guadalupe · descendants · ancestry · heritage · identity · elders · diaspora
Sonora
Mexican border state
- desertTo leave behind completely
- aridDevoid of water
- Sierra MadreMajor Mexican cordillera
irrigation · agriculture · landscape · villages · territory · ancestral lands
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
masks · drums · chants · processions · altars · crosses · flowers · offerings · prayers · fasting
resistance
Capacity to withstand force
- warsOrganized armed conflicts
- deportationLegal expulsion from country
- enslavementForced human ownership
diaspora · persecution · land rights · sovereignty · treaties · colonization · displacement · recognition · survival · resilience
rituals
Ceremonial repeated practices
pilgrimage · baptism · Catholicism · syncretism · saints · Virgin Mary · blessing · healers
speakers
Audio output devices
- vocabularyOne's word collection
- grammarLanguage's structural rules
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
revitalization · dialects · phrases · pronunciation · fluency · bilingual · preservation · linguistic