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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 989
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize the Texas Band of Yaqui Indians; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas Band of Yaqui Indians are descendants of |
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the Yaqui Indian Nation whose members inhabited the Sonoran |
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Desert region of Mexico and the Southern United States long |
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before modern borders were established; and |
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WHEREAS, The tribal members were driven out of Mexico under |
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threat of genocide; under the leadership of Ya'ut Ave'lino, the Yaqui |
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Indians traveled north, and by the 1870s, a band of tribespeople had |
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settled in the Township of Presidio and Fort Davis; and |
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WHEREAS, Surviving members of the Yaqui tribe were |
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instructed to never speak of their identity in public, as they |
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continued to fear for their survival, yet their history was |
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passed down through oral tribal storytelling; descendants of |
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Ya'ut Ave'lino contributed information relating to their tribe's |
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unique past to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe in Arizona, and |
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documentation exists today at the Presidio Historical Society |
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and the Overland Trails Museum in Fort Davis; the members of the |
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Texas Band of Yaqui Indians now exist openly and have preserved |
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their traditions by establishing the Texas Yaqui Bow Leaders |
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Coyote Society, which is based in Lubbock; and |
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WHEREAS, The Yaqui Indians of Sonora were the subject of a |
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series of ethnohistorical expeditions organized by Texas Tech |
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University beginning in 1934; a commemorative symposium and |
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expedition celebrating the 50-year relationship between the |
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university and the Yaqui Indians took place in 1984; and |
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WHEREAS, Despite many years of adversity, the Texas Band of |
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Yaqui Indians represents a proud and noble group of people who |
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were never conquered, and tribe members work diligently to pay |
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tribute to their ancestral history and preserve the Yaqui Indian |
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culture and language; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th |
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Legislature, hereby honor the members of the Texas Band of Yaqui Indians |
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and extend to them best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in |
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their honor and as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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Perry |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 27, 2015. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |