Culture Change and Shifting Populations in Central Northern Mexico / William B. Griffen.

• VerfasserIn: Griffen, William B.,
• Place / Publishing House: Tucson : : University of Arizona Press,, 1969 [i.e. 1970]; ©1969 [i.e. 1970]
• Year of Publication: 1970
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Anthropological Papers
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (209 pages)

Historical investigation of culture contact between raiding aboriginal Indian groups and Spanish colonists. Significant insights concerning conflicting concepts of ownership and property.

Table of Contents

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Spanish-Indian Contact History: From the Founding of Parras to the Mid-Eighteenth Century -- The Parras Missions and Early Bolsón History -- The 1644 Revolt -- The 1650s -- From 1660 to 1690 -- The 1690s -- The Early Eighteenth Century -- The Major Deportations -- Extinction of the Aborigines and Arrival of the Apaches -- 3. Tribal and Band History and General Distribution -- 4. General Ethnography -- Material Culture -- Dress and Decoration -- Miscellaneous Material Items -- Dwellings -- Weapons -- Stolen and Traded Goods -- Subsistence -- Gathering -- Agriculture -- Hunting -- Horses -- General Social Organization -- Bands -- Marriage -- Chieftains -- Warfare -- Religious and Ceremonial Life -- Dances -- War Ceremonies -- Petroglyphs -- Other Ceremonies -- Shamans, Curing, and Supernatural Power -- Death and Burial -- Other Beliefs and Customs -- Games -- Counting -- Language -- 5. Summary of Band Distribution and History -- 6. Greater Bolsón Culture Change: Analysis and Interpretation -- 7. Summary and Conclusions -- Appendix 1. Tribal and Band Groups -- Band and Group Names -- Appendix 2. Hints on Band Composition from the Parras Archives -- Appendix 3. Ethnic Composition of the Cabeza "Nation" at Parras, 1693-1722 -- Appendix 4. The Marin 1693 Report of Neuva Vizcaya Indians and Comparison with Retana's 1693 List -- Appendix 5. Chiefs' Names -- Bibliography.