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In 1935 two Pima Indians recounted and translated their entire traditional creation narrative. Juan Smith, reputedly the last tribesman with extensive knowledge of the Pima version of this story, spoke and sang while William Smith Allison translated into English and Julian Hayden, an archaeologist, recorded Allison's words verbatim. The resulting document, the "Hohokam Chronicles," is the most complete natively articulated Pima creation narrative ever written and a rare example of a single-narrator myth.

Hohokam culture. --- Pima Indians --- Tohono O'Odham Indians --- Hohokam culture --- Gender & Ethnic Studies --- Social Sciences --- Ethnic & Race Studies --- Folklore. --- Folklore --- Papago Indians --- Tohono O'otham Indians --- Indians of Mexico --- Indians of North America --- Piman Indians --- Antiquities --- Tohono O'odham Indians --- arizona. --- conquest of murderers. --- murder and resurrection of god man. --- pima creation narrative. --- pima papago versions. --- scripture for native church. --- single narrator myth. --- siuuhu. --- snaketown. --- social and historic document. --- the ancient hohokam. --- thirty six separate stories. --- traditional creation narrative. --- two pima indians.