Description
Book SynopsisPresents a thorough excavation of the history of the Indigenous inhabitants of California in the late 18th and 19th centuries and their interaction with the Spanish occupiers and Mexican society. This book gives portrayal of how native painters worked to incorporate their cultural iconography in colonial painting.
Trade Review"Effectively succeeds in giving voice and vision to the indigenous histories of early California." CHOICE "Creative insights into the complex world of Indian and colonial relations that all students of American history should value." -- Albert L. Hurtado American Historical Review
Table of ContentsList of Maps and Figures Acknowledgments Introduction: Saints and Indigenous Citizens 1. Colonial Settlements on Indigenous Land 2. Becoming Indian in Colonial California 3. The Politics of the Image 4. "All the Horses Are in the Possession of the Indians": The Chumash War 5. "We Solicit Our Freedom": Citizenship and the Patria 6. Indigenous Landowners and Native Ingenuity on the Borderlands of Northern Mexico Conclusion: Indigenous Archives and Knowledge Appendix Notes Bibliography Index
