Castillo, Edward D.
Blood came from their mouths:
Tongva and Chumash responses to the pandemic of 1801
American Indian Culture and Research Journal 23. 3 (Summer, 1999):
47 (1 page).
Abstract
European diseases had a significant impact on the Tongva of the Los Angeles
basin and the Chumash along the Santa Barbara coast in the second half
of the 18th century. Southern California Indians partly internalized the
diseases, seeking to interpret the impact of the diseases in a way they
could understand. They adhered firmly to their Native religious beliefs,
and their responses to the diseases can only be understood within the
framework of California Indian cultures and religions.
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