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On this show, we kick off our new season 4 with a listener's suggestion on books to read to learn more about Yaqui history, ceremonies, and the struggles our ancestors had to endure to ensure our way of life would continue.

5 books are highly recommended in this episode!

The 1st 2 books are based on historical accounts during the Spanish/Mexican genocide of the Yaquis Indians in Mexico.

The 3rd book is a fictional book based on historical facts of 2 Yaqui children's survival and of their people living in Sonora during the time of the Mexican revolution and extermination of indigenous Indians.

4th book is all about Yaqui beliefs and ceremonies that take place here in modern-day Arizona.

The last book is a fun little book about Yaqui Lore, legends, stories, and accounts.


  1. Barbarous Mexico - John Kenneth Turner 
  2. The Yaquis and the Empire: Violence, Spanish Imperial Power, and Native Resilience in Colonial Mexico - Raphael Brewster Folsom 
  3. Hill of the Rooster - Curry Holden
  4. With Good Heart: Yaqui Beliefs and Ceremonies in Pascua Village - Muriel Thayer Painter (Free Online Copy)
  5. Yoeme: Lore of the Arizona Yaqui People - Mini Valenzuela Kaczkurkin


A couple you may be able to find on Amazon, but some are out of print and with some luck, you can pick one up on eBay or other book sites.

Enjoy! Happy reading, and let me know in the comments or send me a DM on Instagram if you would like some more information.

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Thank you!

Chokoie Uttessia'vu!

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