Sana Indians

Not to be confused with Sama Indians or Xanna Indians.

Sana

Languages
Tonkawa
Religion
Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
Cantona, Cava, Emet, Tohaha

The Sana were a Indigenous people of the Southern Plains from South Texas. They settled on both the Brazos and Guadalupe Rivers in the 17th and 18th centuries.

History

During European colonization, their land was also shared with the Cantona, Cava, Emet and Tohaha Indians, and they were peaceful amongst themselves.

18th century

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]

By the late 18th century, the Sana merged into the main Tonkawa tribe.[4]

Language

They likely spoke a Tonkawa language.[4]

Name

The Sana were also known as the Chana, Chane, Jana, Xanac, or Xana.[4]

References

1. Association, Texas State Historical. "Sana Indians". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
2. Hodge, Frederick Webb (1971). Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico: N-Z. Rowman & Littlefield.
3. 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, doi:10.4324/9781315549668-10 (inactive 1 November 2024), ISBN 978-1-315-54966-8, retrieved 2024-08-18
4. "South Texas Plains". Texas Beyond History. Retrieved 2024-08-18.