Indians (Social And Moral Characteristics)

Account of favorable reception of Spaniards by the Tuacanas and Tancagues with an extensive list of items receives from the friendly nations north of Bejar as gifts. (G. Miller) (1977)

Written by an old missionary of the north, evidently while in a philosophical, garrulous mood. This long letter gives insights into missionary life and politics, missions civil relations and most important attempts to give reasons for Indians who were enemies of Spanish. A paragraph paraphrases these Indian attitudes toward captives, Spanish settlers and soldiers. Etc. (D. Deeds) (1977)

Brief discussion of the problems that hostile Indians and medicine men are causing the mission, that strong measures are called for in order that the Indians work peacefully in agricultural and mining pursuits. (D. Deeds) (1976)

Good ethnographic information on the relationships between the Indian tribes of the Pimeria Alta. (R. Perez) (1976)

Interesting ethnographic vignettes, an Indian man marries his sister-in-law; the Indians of a Pueblo whip an hechizero. (R. Perez) (1976)

Good ethnography of Tarahumara, good account of Colonial society. (R. Perez) (1976)

Account of the removal of Seris from the Isla de Tiburon and their relocation at Populo. Includes some population statistics and an account of the Island life style, especially wild food gathering. (R. Perez) (1976)

Excellent description of Encinas' encounters with gentile Seri and Pima groups along Lower Yaqui River west of Rahum. Discusses Indian paraphernalia and gentile raids on Yaqui settlements. Describes Belen as gentile settlement of 300 people. (T. Sheridan) (1978)

Description of the various tribes around Opodepe, including spatial distribution. (R. Perez) (1976)

Information given by the Jesuitas concerning the native peoples of Chinipas. Indicates that there are many more groups that are unknown. (R. Perez) (1976)