The Seri or Comcaac people are an Indigenous group of the Mexican state of Sonora. The majority reside on the Seri communal property, in the towns of Punta Chueca and El Desemboque on the mainland coast of the Gulf of California. Tiburón Island (Tahejöc) and San Esteban Island were also part of their traditional territory. They maintain an intimate relationship with both the sea and the land. They are one of the ethnic groups of Mexico that has most strongly maintained their language and culture throughout the years after contact with Spanish and Mexican cultures.
Chapito, a Seri shaman from Punta Chueca, Sonora
Seri basket made from the haat plant (Jatropha cuneata)
Mashem, a Seri interpreter. Picture from a 1895 report from the Bureau of American Ethnology.
Sonora, officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. The state is divided into 72 municipalities; the capital city of which being Hermosillo, located in the center of the state. Other large cities include Ciudad Obregón, Nogales, San Luis Río Colorado, and Navojoa.
Cajemé, Yaqui resistance leader
The Cananea miners' strike 1906
Colonia Centro, calle Pierson, Nogales
Bridge over the Colorado River in Sonora