Sana Indians
| Languages | |
|---|---|
| Tonkawa | |
| Religion | |
| Catholicism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Cantona, Cava, Emet, Tohaha |
The Sana were a Indigenous people of the Southern Plains from South Texas. They settled on both the Brazos and Guadalupe Rivers in the 17th and 18th centuries.
History
[edit ]During European colonization, their land was also shared with the Cantona, Cava, Emet and Tohaha Indians, and they were peaceful amongst themselves.
18th century
[edit ]In the 1740s, the tribe established the San Antonio de Valero Mission, a Spanish Catholic mission, in San Antonio, living there until about 1793.[1] [2] [3]
By the late 18th century, the Sana merged into the main Tonkawa tribe.[4]
Language
[edit ]They likely spoke a Tonkawa language.[4]
Name
[edit ]The Sana were also known as the Chana, Chane, Jana, Xanac, or Xana.[4]
References
[edit ]- ^ Association, Texas State Historical. "Sana Indians". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 2024年08月18日.
- ^ Hodge, Frederick Webb (1971). Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico: N-Z. Rowman & Littlefield.
- ^ Carlson, Kirsten Matoy; Coulter, Robert T. (2016年02月17日), "Natural Allies: Conservationists, Indian Tribes, and Protecting Native North America", Tribes, Land, and the Environment, Routledge, pp. 195–212, doi:10.4324/9781315549668-10 (inactive 1 November 2024), ISBN 978-1-315-54966-8 , retrieved 2024年08月18日
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link) - ^ a b c "South Texas Plains". Texas Beyond History. Retrieved 2024年08月18日.
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