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The Columbia Guide to American Indians of the Southwest

Griffin-Pierce, Trudy

2010,2005

Overview

A major work on the history and culture of Southwest Indians,The Columbia Guide to American Indians of the Southwesttells a remarkable story of cultural continuity in the face of migration, displacement, violence, and loss. The Native peoples of the American Southwest are a unique group, for while the arrival of Europeans forced many Native Americans to leave their land behind, those who lived in the Southwest held their ground. Many still reside in their ancestral homes, and their oral histories, social practices, and material artifacts provide revelatory insight into the history of the region and the country as a whole. Trudy Griffin-Pierce incorporates her lifelong passion for the people of the Southwest, especially the Navajo, into an absorbing narrative of pre- and postcontact Native experiences. She finds that, even though the policies of the U.S. government were meant to promote assimilation, Native peoples formed their own response to outside pressures, choosing to adapt rather than submit to external change. Griffin-Pierce provides a chronology of instances that have shaped present-day conditions in the region, as well as an extensive glossary of significant people, places, and events. Setting a precedent for ethical scholarship, she describes different methods for researching the Southwest and cites sources for further archaeological and comparative study. Completing the volume is a selection of key primary documents, literary works, films, Internet resources, and contact information for each Native community, enabling a more thorough investigation into specific tribes and nations. The Columbia Guides to American Indian History and Culture also include: The Columbia Guide to American Indians of the Great Plains Loretta Fowler The Columbia Guide to American Indians of the Northeast Kathleen J. Bragdon The Columbia Guide to American Indians of the Southeast Theda Perdue and Michael D. Green

• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Subject: Anthropology / History / HISTORY / United States / General / Indians of North America / Indians of North America -- Southwest, New -- History / Indians of North America -- Southwest, New -- Social life and customs / Social life and customs / SOCIAL SCIENCE / SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General / Southwest, New
• ISBN: 9780231127912, 023112791X, 9780231127905, 0231127901, 9780231520102, 0231520107