Please join one of our members in his presentation Indigenous Chihuahua: Past and Present on Saturday, September 18, 2021 1:00pm PDT. The URL to rsvp to watch the presentation in advance, hit here.
Sat, September 18, 1pm – 2pm
Description
The Mexican state of Chihuahua has been a crossroads between the north and south for many centuries. Dozens of indigenous people inhabited the region, but the silver industry and the mission system transformed the region during the colonial period. However, in the 18th and 19th centuries, the Apaches terrorized the area, and many native people either joined the Apaches or fled to the Spanish settlements for protection. John P Schmal will discuss Chihuahua's indigenous people through five centuries from the early colonial period to the present day status of its indigenous citizens.
