Sana Indians
| Languages | |
|---|---|
| Tonkawa | |
| Religion | |
| Catholicism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Cantona, Cava, Emet, Tohaha |
The Sana, also known as the Chana, Chane, Jana, Xanac or Xana, were a Native American indigenous group from South Texas. They settled on both the Brazos and Guadalupe Rivers in the 17th and 18th century. During European colonization, their land was also shared with the Cantona, Cava, Emet and Tohaha Indians, and they were peaceful amongst themselves. 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] They likely spoke Tonkawa, and were absorbed by the Tonkawa tribe by the late 18th century.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Association, Texas State Historical. "Sana Indians". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ^ Hodge, Frederick Webb (1971). Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico: N-Z. Rowman & Littlefield.
- ^ Carlson, Kirsten Matoy; Coulter, Robert T. (2016-02-17), "Natural Allies: Conservationists, Indian Tribes, and Protecting Native North America", Tribes, Land, and the Environment, Routledge, pp. 195–212, ISBN 978-1-315-54966-8, retrieved 2024-08-18
- ^ "South Texas Plains". www.texasbeyondhistory.net. Retrieved 2024-08-18.