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The Yaquis traditionally lived in the bay and valley of the southern part of Sonora, from the southern bank of the Yaqui river to the Tetakawi hill.
When the Jesuits arrived, the Yaquis gathered in eight towns along the Yaqui Valley.
Their territory has an extension of 485,235 hectares in the municipalities of Guaymas, Bacum, Obregon and Empalme. This territory has three different zones: the mountain range (Bacatete sierra), the coastal area (the towns of Guasimas and Bahia de Lobos) and the valley.
Yaquis have always been identified as a war-loving tribe, ready to fight to defend their land and their right to govern themselves. The history of the Yaquis is full of acts of heroic resistance in order to defend their territory and culture, an ancestral culture enriched by its rites and traditions.
The “danza del venado” (the deer dance) it’s a traditional part of its culture that stands out; this is the symbolic representation of the deer hunt, and its artistic richness has generated an enormous interest around the world, becoming the state’s symbol.
They make pottery and woven baskets, as well as carved-wood masks and drums used in their dances and festivities.
Yaqui tribes are very religious people, and their spirituality extends to all their activities and is apparent primarily in their collective dances and festivities. Virgen del Carmen is their patron saint.
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