The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-09
TIKI TARAHUMARAS.
STRANGE INDIAN TRInn THAT
HAS MAEY ouKxn cusToMs
has Iss Own Language and 1erefn-
menf~- Women Dc Most q
The Work Religious
Observance

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Most eeuour Information comes ffen
ChihuahuA relative e. ths eA@ipns aid
practices u ghs TafaAnmafa fadlshs >
savage tfsbs " thAs stats The laform
ant j. Trinidad Psreyfa, sho spent sune
time amonE the indians commissioned
b. Gov Cresi b study the most Appfo.
pirate means to riFlliss them.
The TsFAhnmara lEdsana SAYS ne
MexicAn Herald. are deeesnaanls 81 ths
Nahoas. pha lived mang ytAm Aso Ia
the BiefrAa % chihuahuA Ataofdiug ~
ths latssi osEsas the trlis is composed of
about 1900 lndiylduals
A. the homs of TafAhuuAfA the
woman worka mors ihan the msn wbo
does almbst HoiAing Ihs ~qmee kpiH
the wooi and cotton mAks thread ei1gt
rarhpes. hats. baskets &c Al nlehi aii
members % the family alssp on tbs iosf.
KruIpea together around hlg Gre nltis
cold
ne TArahumarA meu piih feN eaesp.
tions. uetf leng hair which ihey braid
lsso cuss "a % she Chinese
During the rainy season cora and
beans are planted. but on q small scals
0niy what ia needed Dot tas family rQN-
sumption la raised When ihs CROPS kfe
EAlhsrrd tie men spend their time sinoh
ing and drinkiaK iexealno 3 kiud u
sguaftlents phieh thsy make ~ eofu.
and he e0msn 90 The work They 81
not cultivate wAAaf. bet after he crops
are gathered he the ntiFhborinN dis
tFic.s they plck W shat - ssft b tas
rsaper All members 81 family 50 -
Essher % The Hlaalso dlssrlei ana piek
~ tometimss a. much e. 80 pounds
children are taushi io take care 81
sheep They have 10 cattle and live ca
sheep elik. piaoie i8rtiliAs. frlnlsa
birds rats. mice an& snakes The PIN
ois is cooked rcru mixed eifh sugar a.
plloneiilo and pounded iuie powder
when the pinois + MIXED uith NaieI
Or miik and boiled "a is csiica champug
reio BlfsJ rats mlcs snakes aua the
other aaimals used faf food are babisd
b. The shllarer. eha early are taught 70
use the boz aud aTau s0mt oi them
are serf guois Harksnen
The Tarshamagas have their own lan.
fuaFe And Only feW q them speak
Spanish asll Tbelf trtss s somethlns
that surprises QHe ata has saver ssea
tribe ~ savage indiaus Oniy sgY
fes men ngf uers fhsn fouf per cent
wear cotton hFeehas the balance scar
bfsegh 6loHs Nnna - shsm sears 4
shlfi ~ shoes. aHf ltefr afe many abe
have no hats when thefe Is : assia
q funeral ~ such occasion ths gala af.
tire fonHisfa q lHeaehea SHIRT bat ana
tuarsfhas The aHnsH wesr hiaass
aud stifia sal sometimes = rr6ou
Thsse afr homaHna Tba women aie5
mats fafapsa ~ lhea hHaanat and
tfaihsr % BE- ute aufinE hs cold ars
soa CHHarn are raksd aaHi tie aFa
Of foal 81 Sc wbeH ihey beE.a o seaf
tf6eea oa
The ferahuuafas have their eve
UuFrrnmsul AZ itKA.aIafe alThaana
these afe aploInta IS a. zlbieci tathe
Mexican anfhofirs 90 tfe aelehbafirH
gosrs 10 each rsfabnmau town there
ia a Fphffuasoa hsf.e et
ffaof aaa = chiefaf saflre Al rahern-
adorcli'aa and ehleis 1f nllos are sub
isei Is eaptaiu ssnsral 80 superior Jsfe
who Is also appoinffe 81 me Mexican
thof'tiss g s on3 seldom that the laf
ter have oesAslon Is Intervene s. ne
1afahumaras have become falhef iav-
abidluE Ths most frequent crime oom-
mlfted Nlfhlu their territory a dfank
snasss and 81 occasional murder
Drunkenness ia nat punished severely
fsrahHmsraa lIke ara admlre tlfu
taiiou rheY believe ihat the Msnisaa
government ls eo1d b,csuse Ii oiecis
them Thls refers unf} q thnss II 81 Hvs
neaf towns ~ civilized people These
she ilss Go lhe heart af ths mountains
80 nut krpN auY other Nlem ihan thslf
fobffnaaareiilo aad ospiain general
snd they believe lfai al tie sauutrf :
Just llkt the country Nhers .bey I've