Sijame

Sijame
Regions with significant populations
	southern Texas, U.S.;; Coahuila, Mexico
Languages
	Coahuiltecan languages
Religion
	Indigenous religion, Roman Catholicism

The Sijame were an Indigenous people of the Americas of the San Antonio, Texas region.^[1] Some historians believe they were a band of Tonkawa, but they were likely a Coahuiltecan people.^[1]

Name

The name Sijame translates as "fish" and has also been written as Cijame, Hijame, Xixame, and Zihame.^[1]

Spanish colonists recorded the Sijame visiting the Santo Nombre de Jesus de Peyotes Mission in 1698. The Xarame likely originated between the Nueces River and the Frio River in the Edwards Plateau. In 1699, Spanish colonists founded San Juan Bautista Mission in Coahuila to convert four Coahuiltecan bands, including the Xarame.^[1] The Spanish established another mission near present-day Eagle Pass, Texas, and some Xarame moved there.^[1] Others moved to the San Francisco Solano Mission in Coahuila, founded in 1700.^[1]

In 1709, Sijame lived by San Pedro Springs near San Antonio.^[1]

The San Antonio de Valero mission mentioned the Xarame as late as 1776.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Campbell, Thomas N. "Xarame Indians". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 22 July 2023.

v t e Native American tribes in Texas
Federally recognized tribes	Alabama–Coushatta Kickapoo Traditional Tribe Ysleta del Sur Pueblo
Indigenous languages	Araname^† Atacapan^† Borrado^† Caddo Coahuiltecan^† Cotoname^† Garzan^† Pakawan^† Solano^† Tamaulipecan^† Tanpachoan^† Tiwa Tonkawan^† Wichita^†
Historical Indigenous peoples of Texas (Several are in Oklahoma today)	Adai^≠ Anxau^≠ Apache (Lipan Apache^°, Querecho^><) Aranama^≠ Atakapa^≠ (Akokna, Akokisa, Bidai, Deadose) Caddo^* (Eyeish, Hasinai, Hainai, Kadohadacho, Nabedache, Nabiti, Nacogdoche, Nacono, Nadaco, Nanatsoho, Lower Nasoni, Neche, Nechaui) Cherokee, Texas^°* Coahuiltecan^≠ (Ervipiame, Pajalat, Payaya, Sijame, Xarames) Comanche^* Kiowa^* Decose^≠ Emet^≠ Jumanos^≠ Karankawa^≠ (Copano^≠) Kohani^≠ Mayeye^≠ Pachal^≠ Pacoa^≠ Paguame^≠ Pampopa^≠ Papanac^≠ Pastia^≠ Pasxa^≠ Patiri^≠ Pulacuam^≠ Sana^≠ Saracuam^≠ Semonam^≠ Tamique^≠ Teyas^° Tilijae Tomoacas Tonkawa^* Wichita and Affiliated Tribes^* (Kichai, Taovaya, Tawakoni, Waco, Wichita proper) Yojuane^≠
Related topics	Sam Houston and Native American relations
^† extinct language / ^≠ extinct tribe / ^>< early, obsolete name of Indigenous tribe / ^° people absorbed into other tribe(s) / ^* headquartered in Oklahoma today