Yaqui

:Yaqui is also the name of the language of the Yaqui people, and the name of a river that flows through Sonora. See: Yaqui language and Río Yaqui.

Lifestyle of the Yaqui

In the past, the Yaqui subsisted on agriculture, growing corn, beans and squash (like many of the natives of the region). They also made cotton products.

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The Yaqui have always been skillful warriors.

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Don Juan Matus, the mystic teacher appearing in a series of books by Carlos Castaneda, was described as Yaqui Indian. However, critics have raised the question of whether Juan Matus was a real person or a fictional character, and any connection between actual Yaqui religious practices and those written about by Castaneda are controversial at the least.

Related Topics:
Don Juan Matus - Mystic - Carlos Castaneda

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