Indigenous communities in Ciudad Jurez are comprised of Tarahumara and Mixtec, with individuals thought to have migrated from many, if not most, of the ethnic indigenous groups in southern and central Mexico.

The Yeehats are the climax antagonists in Jack London's 1903 short adventure novel The Call of the Wild. They are a deadly tribe of murderous Indians who murder John Thornton and his friends. The Yeehats have been hiding in the forest for centuries, guarding the gold there and killing anyone who goes near it.