The Autobiography of a Papago Woman
Citation
Underhill, Ruth & Chona, Maria
, “The Autobiography of a Papago Woman
,” Arizona 100: Essential Books for the Centennial, accessed March 19, 2024, https://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/online-exhibits-dynamic/az100/items/show/209.
Dublin Core
Title
The Autobiography of a Papago Woman
Description
Chona, the daughter of a Papago (Tohono O’odham) village chief when the tribe first came under American supervision, was in her nineties when Underhill (1884-1984) recorded her recollections during several visits between 1931 and 1935. She recalls her childhood in conditions that differed very little from Spanish days, her marriage to a medicine man, and her own life as a healer. The first published memoirs of a southwestern Native American woman, Chona’s recollections are valuable for their descriptions of Tohono O’odam ceremonies, religious rites, and living conditions in the nineteenth century.
--James J. Owens.
--James J. Owens.
Creator
Underhill, Ruth & Chona, Maria
Publisher
Menasha, Wisc. : American Anthropological Association, 1936.
Date
1936
Format
1 p. ℓ., 64 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
eng
Type
book
Identifier
GN2 .A22 no.46 Sp Coll