Yoemem

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Yoemem is the self-designation of the Yaqui people, an Indigenous group native to the Sonoran Desert region of Mexico and the southwestern United States.

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Yoemem canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
Uto-Aztecan people
alsoCalled Yoeme
Yo’eme
linked to: Yoeme
culturalRegion American Southwest
Northwest Mexico
linked to: Northwestern Mexico
diasporaDueTo Yaqui Wars
endonymFor Yaqui
ethnonymMeaning the people
hasAutonomousCommunity Pascua Yaqui Tribe
hasCommunityIn Belem, Sonora
Cóbora, Sonora
Guaymas, Sonora
linked to: Guaymas

Huírivis, Sonora
Pascua Pueblo, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Pótam, Sonora
Rahum, Sonora
linked to: Huírivis, Sonora

Tucson, Arizona
linked to: Tucson

Tórim, Sonora
Vícam, Sonora
historicalConflictWith Mexican government
Spanish Empire
languageFamily Uto-Aztecan languages
linked to: Uto-Aztecan
nativeTo Arizona, United States
linked to: Arizona

Sonora, Mexico
Sonoran Desert
southwestern United States
notableCeremony Pascua Yaqui Easter rituals
Yaqui Easter ceremonies
notableDance Deer Dance
Matachines dance
primaryCountry Mexico
United States
recognizedAs Indigenous people of Mexico
Native American tribe in the United States
relatedGroup Mayo people
Opata people
other Cahita-speaking peoples
religion Roman Catholicism
Yaqui traditional religion
syncretic Catholic-Yaqui beliefs
selfDesignationOf Yaqui people
speaks Yaqui language
traditionalTerritory Río Yaqui valley
linked to: Yaqui Valley

northwestern Mexico
linked to: Northwestern Mexico

southern Arizona

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Yaqui alsoKnownAs Yoemem