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Yuman Tribes of the Gila River
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Smoking was an indulgence; its use but moderate. There was in addition considerable ceremonial usage, particularly on the part of shamans. With regard to everyday use, "they did not smoke all the time, but a little when at work, and when they gathered in the evening to
converse." Tobacco was carried to the evening gatherings in the meeting house, where each man smoked privately. The chief, when calling them to the meeting, shouted out a warning to bring a sufficient supply for those who might come unprovided. Women hardly ever smoked.
Smoking was also in the nature of a prayer. "When I puff it out, I think of someone I want helped, and I pray that I may linger for some years more." When old Kutox did this, he said, he did not address any particular spirit, but was speaking to his "relatives." (The implication is obscure.)1
1Spier, L.n/an/an/an/an/a, , 332 (University of Chicago Press. By permission).
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Chicago:
"Yuman Tribes of the Gila River," Yuman Tribes of the Gila River in Primitive Behavior: An Introduction to the Social Sciences, ed. Thomas, William I. (New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1937), Original Sources, accessed July 14, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=7ZEF2TTZKRQ472E.
MLA:
. "Yuman Tribes of the Gila River." Yuman Tribes of the Gila River, in Primitive Behavior: An Introduction to the Social Sciences, edited by Thomas, William I., New York, McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1937, Original Sources. 14 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=7ZEF2TTZKRQ472E.
Harvard:
, 'Yuman Tribes of the Gila River' in Yuman Tribes of the Gila River. cited in 1937, Primitive Behavior: An Introduction to the Social Sciences, ed. , McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., New York. Original Sources, retrieved 14 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=7ZEF2TTZKRQ472E.
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