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Book SynopsisOver five centuries of foreign rule, Native American pueblos have confronted attacks on their sovereignty and encroachments on their land and water rights. How five New Mexico and Texas pueblos did this, in some cases multiple times, forms the history of cultural resilience and tenacity chronicled in
Pueblo Sovereignty.
Trade ReviewPueblo Sovereignty joins and complements Malcolm Ebright and Rick Hendricks's distinguished body of work on land and water in the Southwest, including their prize-winning
Four Square Leagues. Their deep experience in the field; grasp of historical, legal, and related sources; and ability to trace the evolution of themes through the Spanish colonial, Mexican, and U.S. periods set this study of five Pueblo communities apart. Here is yet another outstanding collaboration."" - John L. Kessell, author of
Pueblos, Spaniards, and the Kingdom of New Mexico""In this exceptionally well researched book, the authors describe in detail how five pueblos have maintained their sovereignty since the late 1500s. Unlike most books on Pueblo history, this one recounts the struggle up to the present day, making
Pueblo Sovereignty a requirement for any library on Indian rights."" - Sandra K. Mathews, coauthor of
A History of New Mexico since Statehood""Pueblo Sovereignty is an important book for scholars of Native history, especially those working on the Southwest. It is exhaustively researched and balanced in its analysis and interpretation of the material. It would be helpful to see it situated more squarely in the broader scholarship on settler colonialism and Native dispossession, but this aside, it provides an important foundation on which further research on Native land and water issues in the Southwest can be built."" - H-Net
