- a variation of Moki.
Moqui
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Moquis,
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Moqui
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Utah may have wild Moqui Caverns, gorgeous light-filled sand caves in Kanab, but sand mining created them in the 1970s.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 15, 2020
The Moqui of Arizona, clearly identified with Coronado's "Tusayan" are not noticed on the map, of course.
From Historical Introduction to Studies Among the Sedentary Indians of New Mexico; Report on the Ruins of the Pueblo of Pecos Papers Of The Archæological Institute Of America, American Series, Vol. I by Adolph Francis Alphonse Bandelier
They looked about, using the knowledge they had gained from being with the cowboy the time they filmed the pictures of the Moqui Indians.
From The Moving Picture Boys on the Coast by Victor [pseud.] Appleton
Keller and Sedelmayr.—After much discussion, in 1741 the Moqui district was assigned to the Jesuits, who now tried to reach that region.
From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Herbert Eugene Bolton
Opinions varied as to the best location, one proposing the Gila-Colorado junction, another the middle Gila, another the Colorado above the Yumas, and another even the Moqui country.
From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Herbert Eugene Bolton
Early in the 17th century considerable progress had been made in Christianizing the Pimas, Papagoes and Moquis.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various
The little Moquis girls have wooden dolls of different sizes and degrees.
From Indian Stories Retold From St. Nicholas by Various
Army, author of "The Snake Dance of the Moquis," etc. 8vo, 496pp., cloth, gilt top, uncut.
From United States Government Publications, v. 8 Jan-Jun 1892 A Monthly Catalog by Compiled
Yes, Jose, who's as good a trailer as he is a sleeper, found unmistakable tracks of Moquis.
From The Boy Scouts On The Range by Lieut. Howard Payson
In the following year the Moquis were again assigned to the Franciscans.
From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Herbert Eugene Bolton
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