Pascua Yaqui Tribe

Census 2010

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 The Pascua Yaqui Tribe and the US Census Department are preparing to conduct an accurate and complete count of Pascua Yaqui Tribal members on and off the reservation. In April 2010, Tribal members will be able to indicate their tribal affiliation as “Pascua Yaqui Tribe!”

An accurate and complete count affects important programs such as the First Things First Partnership, which invests in tribal youth and empowers their parents. In 2009, the Pascua Yaqui Tribe received…

"Yoemia Naikiawame" Census 2010

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Dr. Fernando Escalante Resource Center

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New Pascua Community Library and Resource Center Opens Honoring the Late Dr. Fernando Escalante

 The Pascua Yaqui Tribe’s Education Division is happy to announce the opening and dedication of the new Dr. Fernando Escalante Community Library and Resource Center within the Educa-tion Division on February 18, 2009. The center will be located at 7441 S. Camino Cocoim.

The late Dr. Fernando Escalante and former Vice Chairman of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, was a strong proponent of education for all members of the tribe; he advocated for the development of the Ili Uusim Mahtawapo Preschool, a Head Start funded project; initiated international Hiaki Language Symposiums for the many Yaqui teachers of the Hiaki Language here in the U.S. and in Rio Yaqui.

He loved of his language and dedicated his life toward the preservation of the Hiaki language and culture. His doctorial work was instrumental in the development of the Hiaki Writing System that was adopted by the Pascua Yaqui Tribe in 1985 and is still used today by many tribal and linguistic students studying the Hiaki language. He obtained his PH.D in Linguistics from the University of Arizona in 1990; he is the first tribal member to achieve this status in the area of language preservation.

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Enhanced Tribal Card

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Tribe to Produce New Enhanced Tribal Card to Meet the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative "WHTI"

The goal of the "WHTI" is to strengthen U.S. Border security while facilitating entry for U.S. Citizens by providing standard-ized documentation that enables the Department of Homeland Security to quickly and reliably identify a traveler. The Pascua Yaqui Tribe will participate and enter into a memorandum of agreement with the Department of Homeland Security and Cus-tom Border Protection to produce an Enhanced Tribal Card that will show a tribal member’s U.S. citizenship, identity, and state residence.

Currently: U.S. Citizens need to present either a passport or passport card or a "WHTI" compliant document or government issued photo ID, such as a driver’s license, along with proof of citizenship, such as a birth certifi-cate.

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