The Pascua Yaqui Tribe is a federally recognized tribe with a reservation southwest of Tucson, Arizona, recognized pursuant to the Act of September 18, 1978, P.L. 95-375 (92 Stat. 712). The Tribe is an historic tribe with a small, 2,216-acre Reservation established for the benefit of the tribe’s 22,000 members. The Tribe provides its members with a wide range of services ranging from healthcare, housing, education, social services, public safety and legal systems, and cultural education.

The Pascua Yaqui Project involves the development of a 33,590 sq. ft. new health clinic on fee land in Guadalupe, Arizona. The project will provide holistic health care to members of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe. The clinic includes family health care, a pharmacy, wellness center, nutritionist, mental health, and an imaging center. Currently, the local Tribe members must drive to the Tribe’s main health clinic in Tucson for healthcare services.

The project will be operated by the Tribe under self-determination contract with Indian Health Services. The clinic will serve approximately 3,600 Tribal members living in the Guadalupe area.