Online resources about the Papago TribeWoman Spirit - Maria Chona - PapagoAuthor: White, Julia Type: authorbio Description: Short biography of Maria Chona, the Papago woman who was one of the first Southwestern Native American women to write her own autobiography. Her autobiography, The Autobiography of a Papago Woman was transcribed by the ethnographer Ruth Underhill and published in 1936, the year of Chona's death. URL: http://www.meyna.com/papago.html Return to Native American Authors Home |