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100 1 _aStevenson, Matilda Coxe,
_d1850-1915
245 1 4 _aThe Sia :
_b(1894 N 11 / 1889-1890 (pages 3-158))
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2020-09-10
508 _aProduced by Robert Tonsing, PM for Bureau of American Ethnology, The Internet Archive (American Libraries) and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr)
520 _a"The Sia" by Matilda Coxe Stevenson is a detailed ethnographic study written in the late 19th century. This work focuses on the Sia people, a Native American Pueblo tribe, exploring their history, cosmogony, rituals, and various societal practices. The text provides an in-depth examination of both the cultural and spiritual life of the Sia, offering insights into their beliefs, social structure, and interactions with surrounding communities. The opening of "The Sia" introduces the remnants of the once-thriving pueblo and paints a poignant picture of its decline due to warfare, disease, and the oppressive weight of colonization. Stevenson highlights the Sia's struggle to preserve their cultural identity while facing external pressures, particularly from Spanish colonizers intent on eradicating their ancestral beliefs. The narrative reveals the significant threats these people have endured, detailing the connections between their cosmological views, community ceremonies, and the persistence of their traditional practices despite the overwhelming challenges they face. The initial chapters set the stage for a comprehensive exploration of the Sia's cultural legacy and rituals, inviting readers into a world deeply intertwined with significance, myth, and resilience. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aZia Indians
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63175
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