Outside their house in Casas Grande, Mexico, Mennonite Herman Fehr, his wife and three daughters are almost blown off their feet by the strong wind. Mennonites are a protestant group descended from the 16th-century Anabaptists. They oppose military service, favor plain dress and believe that schooling threatens their way of life. In the 1920s, groups of Mennonites emigrated from Canada to Mexico to escape government interference. In most Mexican colonies jewelry, watches and recorded music are banned, and it is forbidden to drive or own a vehicle. Today some 50,000 Mennonites still live in northern Mexico, but thousands have moved back north because of the harsh conditions.

Mennonite girl Anita Wall (9) rests her head on the kitchen table at home in La Batea, Zacatecas, Mexico. Mennonites are a protestant group descended from the 16th-century Anabaptists. They oppose military service, favor plain dress and believe that schooling threatens their way of life. In the 1920s, groups of Mennonites emigrated from Canada to Mexico to escape government interference. In most Mexican colonies jewelry, watches and recorded music are banned, and it is forbidden to drive or own a vehicle. Today some 50,000 Mennonites still live in northern Mexico, but thousands have moved back north because of the harsh conditions.

Mennonite family moves away from their home in Chihuahua, Mexico, due to the drought in the area. Mennonites are a protestant group descended from the 16th-century Anabaptists. They oppose military service, favor plain dress and believe that schooling threatens their way of life. In the 1920s, groups of Mennonites emigrated from Canada to Mexico to escape government interference. In most Mexican colonies jewelry, watches and recorded music are banned, and it is forbidden to drive or own a vehicle. Today some 50,000 of Mennonites still live in northern Mexico, but thousands have moved back north because of the harsh conditions.

Mennonite children in a El Cuervo Colony, Chihuahua, Mexico. Mennonites are a protestant group descended from the 16th-century Anabaptists. They oppose military service, favor plain dress and believe that schooling threatens their way of life. In the 1920s, groups of Mennonites emigrated from Canada to Mexico to escape government interference. In most Mexican colonies jewelry, watches and recorded music are banned, and it is forbidden to drive or own a vehicle. Today some 50,000 of Mennonites still live in northern Mexico, but thousands have moved back north because of the harsh conditions.

Smoking Mennonite boys in Cuervo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico. Mennonites are a protestant group descended from the 16th-century Anabaptists. They oppose military service, favor plain dress and believe that schooling threatens their way of life. In the 1920s, groups of Mennonites emigrated from Canada to Mexico to escape government interference. In most Mexican colonies jewelry, watches and recorded music are banned, and it is forbidden to drive or own a vehicle. Today some 50,000 of Mennonites still live in northern Mexico, but thousands have moved back north because of the harsh conditions.

Mennonite girl in a Batea, Zacatecas, Mexico. Mennonites are a protestant group descended from the 16th-century Anabaptists. They oppose military service, favor plain dress and believe that schooling threatens their way of life. In the 1920s, groups of Mennonites emigrated from Canada to Mexico to escape government interference. In most Mexican colonies jewelry, watches and recorded music are banned, and it is forbidden to drive or own a vehicle. Today some 50,000 of Mennonites still live in northern Mexico, but thousands have moved back north because of the harsh conditions.

Mennonite farmers make hay in Cuauhtemoc Colonies, Chihuahua, Mexico. Mennonites are a protestant group descended from the 16th-century Anabaptists. They oppose military service, favor plain dress and believe that schooling threatens their way of life. In the 1920s, groups of Mennonites emigrated from Canada to Mexico to escape government interference. In most Mexican colonies jewelry, watches and recorded music are banned, and it is forbidden to drive or own a vehicle. Today some 50,000 of Mennonites still live in northern Mexico, but thousands have moved back north because of the harsh conditions.

Anita and Hornelio, a young married couple, embrace on a wagon full of gathered bundles of Hay, in Cuautemoc Colonies, Chihuahua, Mexico. Mennonites are a protestant group descended from the 16th-century Anabaptists. They oppose military service, favor plain dress and believe that schooling threatens their way of life. In the 1920s, groups of Mennonites emigrated from Canada to Mexico to escape government interference. In most Mexican colonies jewelry, watches and recorded music are banned, and it is forbidden to drive or own a vehicle. Today some 50,000 of Mennonites still live in northern Mexico, but thousands have moved back north because of the harsh conditions.

Mennonite women cover their faces with their gloved hands, Cuauhtemoc Colonies, Chihuahua, Mexico. Mennonites are a protestant group descended from the 16th-century Anabaptists. They oppose military service, favor plain dress and believe that schooling threatens their way of life. In the 1920s, groups of Mennonites emigrated from Canada to Mexico to escape government interference. In most Mexican colonies jewelry, watches and recorded music are banned, and it is forbidden to drive or own a vehicle. Today some 50,000 of Mennonites still live in northern Mexico, but thousands have moved back north because of the harsh conditions. Those who return to the fertile fields of Canada, however, frequently have difficulty adjusting.

Mennonite girls hurry home along dusty, windswept roads in Durango, Mexico. Mennonites are a protestant group descended from the 16th-century Anabaptists. They oppose military service, favor plain dress and believe that schooling threatens their way of life. In the 1920s, groups of Mennonites emigrated from Canada to Mexico to escape government interference. In most Mexican colonies jewelry, watches and recorded music are banned, and it is forbidden to drive or own a vehicle. Today some 50,000 of Mennonites still live in northern Mexico, but thousands have moved back north because of the harsh conditions.

Mennonite girls in a corn field in Lambton County, Ontario, Canada. Mennonites are a protestant group descended from the 16th-century Anabaptists. They oppose military service, favor plain dress and believe that schooling threatens their way of life. In the 1920s, groups of Mennonites emigrated from Canada to Mexico to escape government interference. In most Mexican colonies jewelry, watches and recorded music are banned, and it is forbidden to drive or own a vehicle. Today some 50,000 of Mennonites still live in northern Mexico, but thousands have moved back north because of the harsh conditions. Those who return to the fertile fields of Canada, however, frequently have difficulty adjusting.

Mennonites Susanna and Margaret Wieler hoe in the soybeans, Ontario, Canada. Mennonites are a protestant group descended from the 16th-century Anabaptists. They oppose military service, favor plain dress and believe that schooling threatens their way of life. In the 1920s, groups of Mennonites emigrated from Canada to Mexico to escape government interference. In most Mexican colonies jewelry, watches and recorded music are banned, and it is forbidden to drive or own a vehicle. Today some 50,000 of Mennonites still live in northern Mexico, but thousands have moved back north because of the harsh conditions.

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