Susana Arellano

Pasqua Yaqui Contemporary

Native Nations Way

Events in Native Nations Way

Folk Artist

Yaqui Beadwork

Susana Arellano is a Tucson curandera who learned the practice of healing the heavy-hearted and the art of making ojos de venado (deer eyes), a protective amulet within Yaqui culture. from Nana Mary Lue, a Yoeme medicine woman from Tucson’s Pascua Yaqui community. Susana was awarded a Master-Apprentice Artist Award in 2021 from the Southwest Folklife Alliance to pass on her tradition.