Tribe+Government+hierarchy

by Grayson
In the Tigua tribes the government is spanish-style civil, which means they were ruled by a chief and governor. Also there was a sergeant at arms, war captain, and four other assistants. Even though the Tigua tribe was organized they never made a constitution. Also only men voted for the officials showing bias against the women of the tribe. Tigua men wove blankets and braided rope, while the women made pottery and willow basket, used to carry other items possibly for trade. The tribal officer's home held the ceremonial items and the celebrations, too. The Tigua people sometimes married other tribes people possibly ending in disagreements. The Tiguas had a church plaza with all the homes were arranged around it.



bibliography: Pitzker, Barry: A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples; at Google books [|http://books.google.com/books?id=ZxWJVc4ST0AC&pg=PA97&lpg=PA97&dq=tigua+indian+government+structure&source=bl&ots=y_S-g46H-e&sig=FbyFTg-sA0ZboYjen7rC2ehXOWo&hl=en&ei=tijJSq_vCNWJtgfI2JzADQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1#v=onepage&q= &f=false] page 97