▁w ilder ness ▁of ▁the ▁territory . ▁The ▁new ▁form ations ▁formed ▁as ▁the ▁only ▁security ▁for ▁the ▁tribes ▁that ▁moved ▁among ▁Northern ▁Mexico ▁and ▁the ▁Valley ▁of ▁An ahu ac , ▁eventually ▁becoming ▁a ▁home - state ▁for ▁these ▁tribes ▁who ▁then ▁began ▁to ▁form ▁small ▁communities , ▁un ited ▁by ▁language ▁and ▁region . ▁ ▁The ▁Hu ich ol , ▁C ora , ▁and ▁Tar ah um ara ▁Te pe hu anos ▁incorpor ated ▁perfectly ▁distinct ▁nations , ▁each ▁with ▁evident ▁sed ent ary ▁purposes , ▁and ▁a ▁strong ▁family ▁structure , ▁all ▁whilst ▁setting ▁aside ▁the ▁bel lic ose ▁attitude ▁of ▁the ▁Ch ich ime c ▁tribe ▁of ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁then - current ▁Republic . ▁The ▁exceptions ▁were ▁the ▁A ca x ee , ▁Hum as , ▁and ▁X ix imes ▁who ▁were ▁constantly ▁at ▁war ▁but ▁always ▁on ▁the ▁look - out ▁for ▁final ▁settlement s ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁of ▁the ▁Que br adas . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁east ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁a ▁longitud inal ▁zone ▁can ▁be ▁found , ▁that ▁extends ▁from ▁the ▁current ▁state ▁of ▁Z ac ate cas ▁to ▁the ▁la ▁Lag una ▁area ▁between ▁the ▁entities ▁of ▁Dur ango ▁and ▁Co ahu ila . ▁The ▁" Ind ios ▁Lag un eros " ▁( L ag una ▁Indians ) ▁tra ve led ▁inter change ably ▁between ▁this ▁area , ▁they ▁were ▁character ized ▁by ▁their ▁reb elli ous ▁attitude , ▁inst ability , ▁religious ▁custom s ▁and ▁for ▁being ▁hun ters ▁and ▁gather