Project Gutenberg 2020-09-10 Public domain in the USA. 108 Stevenson, Matilda Coxe 1850 1915 Stevenson, Matilda Coxe Evans Stevenson, Tilly E. The Sia (1894 N 11 / 1889-1890 (pages 3-158)) Produced 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) "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.) Reading ease score: 70.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Zia Indians E011 Text Category: History - Other Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 568292 2025-07-25T06:45:50.048474 text/html 551951 2024-10-18T05:59:33 text/html 11511248 2025-07-25T06:45:59.871394 application/epub+zip 11515768 2025-07-25T06:45:52.779470 application/epub+zip 254595 2025-07-25T06:45:51.231467 application/epub+zip 11643328 2025-07-25T06:46:04.222413 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 11600809 2025-07-25T06:45:58.225486 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 349508 2022-09-28T13:27:15.355277 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 477064 2025-07-25T06:45:49.017455 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 457113 2024-10-18T05:59:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16543 2025-07-25T06:46:04.369362 application/rdf+xml 13886 2025-07-25T06:45:51.359439 image/jpeg 2344 2025-07-25T06:45:51.295431 image/jpeg 12623251 2025-07-25T06:45:50.360430 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia