Contents
Preface
Abstract
1. Introduction
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
Dress and Decoration
Dwellings
Stolen and Traded Goods
Subsistence
Gathering
Agriculture
Hunting
Bands
Marriage
Chieftains
Warfare
Dances
War Ceremonies
Other Ceremonies
Shamans, Curing, and Supernatural Power
Death and Burial
Games
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