Book Excerpts — A curated collection of selected passages from books and publications that document how Yaqui people, histories, cultures, and identities have been described by outsiders. The excerpts provide an entry point for those new to these resources, offering insight into the writing styles, perspectives, and content found within them.
They invite reflection on who has recorded our histories, whose perspectives have been preserved, and how these narratives shape our understanding of Yaqui people.
BORDER CITIZENS: The Making of Indians, Mexicans, and Anglos in Arizona
Author: Eric V. Meeks
Borders cut through not just place but also relationships, politics, economics, and cultures. Eric V. Meeks examines how ethno-racial categories and identities such as Indian, Mexican, and Anglo crystallized in Arizona’s borderlands between 1880 and 1980. South-central Arizona is home to many ethnic groups, including Mexican Americans, Mexican immigrants, and semi-Hispanicized indigenous groups such as Yaquis and Tohono O’odham. Kinship and cultural ties between these diverse groups were altered and ethnic boundaries were deepened by the influx of Euro-Americans, the development of an industrial economy, and incorporation into the U.S. nation-state.
