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In the country of the Moquis are the remains of five cities of considerable extent, the foundations and some of the walls of which (of stone) are still standing, and on the sites of some they still inhabit villages, the houses of which are frequently built of the materials found amongst the ruins.
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For the Moquis were a half-civilized nation, who had houses and gardens, and conducted themselves kindly, or at the worst peaceably, toward properly behaved strangers.
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Some of them went by their own name; some had changed their names; and yet others possessed but half a name, colored by some adjective, like Cherokee Bill, Happy Jack of Arizona, Smoky Moore, the bronco-buster, so named because cow-boys often call vicious horses "smoky" horses, and Rattlesnake Pete, who had lived among the Moquis and taken part in the snake-dances.
The Rough Riders Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 1992
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Moquis or Navajos, who escaped being rounded up as the others were.
The Moving Picture Boys on the Coast Victor [pseud.] Appleton
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"I wonder if all the Moquis and Navajos who skipped off their reservations have been driven back?" asked Joe, as they were about ready to eat.
The Moving Picture Boys on the Coast Victor [pseud.] Appleton
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Moquis in their seven seldom visited Pueblo cities, of the Navajos and other Indian tribes, with their strange customs, dances, and magic.
A Mother's List of Books for Children Gertrude Weld Arnold
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Moquis, according to Mr. Morgan, and I do not doubt but that Mr. Cushing, who is so thoroughly studying the Zuñi Indians, has by this time settled the question for that tribe.
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With one accord, when the film the boys had taken, showing the charge of the soldiers on the Moquis, was put on, the redmen rushed from the building.
The Moving Picture Boys on the Coast Victor [pseud.] Appleton
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Welsh words among the Zunis, Navajos and Moquis are all that can be found of that people now.
Mormon Settlement in Arizona A Record of Peaceful Conquest of the Desert James H. McClintock
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The time was particularly ripe for this, as a band of the Moquis, as well as several tribes of Navajos, had broken from the government reservations to indulge in their strange rites.
The Moving Picture Boys on the Coast Victor [pseud.] Appleton
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