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Further Readings

Agnes Waite. Rep. Ancestry, 2017. Web. 07 May 2017. Agnes Waite in the 1910 United States Federal Census. Rep. Ancestry, 2017. Web. 07 May 2017. Agnes Waite Student File. Digital image. Carlisle Indian School Digital Resource Center. Andrew W. Mellon … Continue reading

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Critical Commentary

“The Legend of the Tacquish” depicts the story, origin, and cultural value of the “Tacquish”, an evil spirit in the Arrowhead Springs in San Bernardino, California. The legend starts buy describing to detail the exact location of the legend. The … Continue reading

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Historical and Cultural Context

Agnes V. Waite was part of the Serrano tribe. This tribe traditionally lived in the Mojave Desert and the San Bernardino Mountains in California (San Diego State University). The tribe encountered the Spanish colonizers in the late 1770s in San … Continue reading

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Biography

Agnes V. Waite was born on July 27, 1891 in Banning, California as part of the Serrano tribe. Her parents were Joseph Waite and Louisa Maria Antonio Desbelladoes. Mr Waite was a white American born in Taos, New Mexico, while … Continue reading

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Agnes V. Waite

Biography | Historical and Cultural Context | Critical Commentary | Further Readings The Legend of the Tacquish Arrowhead Springs is the name given to a resort in the mountains just north of San Bernardino, in Southern California. It is named … Continue reading

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