Pedro Pino : governor of Zuni Pueblo, 1830-1878 / E. Richard Hart ; foreword by T.J. Ferguson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hart, E. Richard.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pino, Pedro.

Zuni Indians--Kings and rulers--Biography.

Zuni Indians.

Governors--New Mexico--Zuni--Biography.

Governors.

Zuni Indians--History--19th century.

Zuni Indians--Government relations.

Zuni (N.M.)--History--19th century.

Zuni (N.M.).

Zuni (N.M.)--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (188 pages) : illustrations, maps ; digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Logan, Utah : Utah State University Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Pedro Pino, or Lai-iu-ah-tsai-lu (his Zuni name) was for many years the most important Zuni political leader. He served during a period of tremendous change and challenges for his people. Born in 1788, captured by Navajos in his teens, he was sold into a New Mexican household, where he obtained his Spanish name. When he returned to Zuni, he spoke three languages and brought with him a wealth of knowledge regarding the world outside the pueblo. For decades he ably conducted Zuni foreign relations, defending the pueblo's sovereignty and lands, establishing trade relationships, in--

Contents:

Contents

Illustrations

Foreword

1.Early Years

2. First Years as Governor

3. Further Warfare

4. Citizenship and the Zuni Land Grant

5. "Entangling Alliances"

6.The Navajo War

7. Expeditions to and from Zuni: "Enough to Pay Them for Going"

8. "Our Sheep Is Dying!"

9. Reservation and Retirement: "I Have Been a Great Captain"

10. Though Your Body Perish

Afterword

Appendix A Biography of Pedro Pino by Frank Hamilton Cushing

Appendix B Orders No. 41 and Articles of Convention

Appendix C Grant Given to Zuni, Year 1689

Appendix D Treaty between the United States of America and Certain Indian Pueblos, or Towns

Notes

Index.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-181) and index.

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ISBN:

1-283-26701-2

9786613267016

0-87421-478-5

OCLC:

476107730

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access