If you do not know, here is a list of our brothers and sisters Notable Yaqui Tony Bellamy, (Yaqui/Mexican), lead guitarist and vocalist for the Native American/Mexican American rock band Redbone. He was inducted into the Native American Music Hall of Fame in 2008.[16] Raul (Roy) Perez Benavidez, a member of the highly classified Studies and Observations Group during the Vietnam War. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in eastern Cambodia (although the citation stated that they occurred west of Loc Ninh, Republic of Vietnam on May 2, 1968).[17] Rod Coronado, an eco-anarchist and animal rights activist. Anita Endrezze, artist and poet.[18][19] Maria Felix, (Mexican/Yaqui/Spanish), iconic actress of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. Mario Martinez, painter living in New York[20] Patricia Martinez, member of the Delano, California, Joint Union High School District Board of Directors, 2000–04; member of the Kern County, California, Human Relations Commission, 1997–99; First Lady of Delano, California (her husband, Anthony Martinez, was mayor), 1990s; granddaughter of Guadalupe Quiros Garcia, a Yaqui traditional healer born in Altar, Sonora, Mexico.[21][22] Lolly Vegas, (Yaqui/Shoshone/Mexican), musician and vocalist of the Native American/Mexican American rock band Redbone with his brother, Pat Vegas. They were inducted into the Native American Music Hall of Fame in 2008.[16] Ritchie Valens, American singer, songwriter, and forefather of the Chicano rock movement. In the movie La Bamba, Ritchies mother references her Yaqui ancestry, stating, They dont know who theyre dealing with. My granddaddy was a full-blooded Yaqui Indian.[23] Valens was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.[24]
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