Yaquis routinely procured arms in the United States, moved them largely through Nogales along Yaqui migratory routes, and siphoned them across the border. (p. 145) Chapter 7, Note 14 . . . for sources and discussion of how Arizonans had long viewed all Yaquis as arms traffickers. (p. 255) …
A subsequent “pacification” campaign involved twenty thousand Mexican troops, airplane bombings of Yaqui strongholds, deportation of Yaqui insurgents (to Mexico City, Mérida, Veracruz, and Tlaxcala), and an oppressive Mexican army occupation of Yaqui territory. (pp. 145-146) Chapter 7, Note 18 . . . for sources and discussion of US reports …
The earliest reports of these stem from the Guadalupe village south of Tempe, but the practices of Tucson-based Yaquis dominated later press. (p. 160) Chapter 7, Note 75 . . . for sources and discussion of subsequent reports of Yaqui celebrations in Guadalupe as well as earlier Salt RiverValley–based Yaqui …
In Tucson, the chamber of commerce appointed a special committee, led by Muriel Thayer Painter, to aid Yaquis in publicizing and holding the festivities. Previous economic ventures had temporarily flourished in Phoenix that were based on the annual dance held at Guadalupe. (p. 161) Chapter 7, Note 78 . . …
In many cases, their dances were the only thing about Yaquis known to the general Arizona and US public. (p. 161) Chapter 7, Note 79 . . . for sources and discussion of the 1930s national coverage and continued regional coverage of Yaqui festivals. (259) The shear breadth and …
However, Yaqui dances were usually exoticized by the mass media, and the dances’ “foreign” origins were referenced. Indeed, most newspaper reports concerning anything Yaqui-related made note of Yaquis’ origins outside the United States. (p. 161) Chapter 7, Note 80 . . . Occasional pieces in the Arizona press described museum …
