Comcáac

The Comcáac or “Seri,” as they are commonly called in Mexico, number fewer than 600 individuals residing in two permanent villages and several temporary fishing camps on the Sea of Cortez coast of Sonora, Mexico near Tiburón Island, which is also part of their aboriginal territory.

2003, Gary Nabhan, Singing the Turtles to Sea: The Comcáac (Seri) Art and Science of Reptiles Although they do not embrace an agricultural tradition per se, the Comcáac have likely been moving plants around for many decades.

1981, Stephen A. Marlett, The Structure of Seri, thesis Fortunately, however, just as they had adapted themselves to their harsh physical environment, the Comcaac [koŋˈkɑ́ːk] people, as the Seri call themselves, have shown their ability to control to a great degree the ever-encroaching technological world.

Nabhan builds on this theme by discussing ecological interactions recognized by O’odham and Comcáac foragers of the Sonoran Desert, emphasizing the importance of local language as a carrier of such knowledge.

As a recent (March 30, 2000) New York Times’ report reveals, the abundance of the desert remains a present reality to contemporary members of the O’odham, Comcaac and Yoeme nations who recently made a 250-mile trek through the Sonoran desert along the same routes their ancestors traveled.

2003, Gary Nabhan, Singing the Turtles to Sea: The Comcáac (Seri) Art and Science of Reptiles This stowaway hypothesis for gecko dispersion is supported by the fact that most Comcáac adults dread finding a gecko anywhere in their vicinity.