Zia Pueblo / Michel Pijoan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pijoan, Michel, author.

Series:

EHRAF World Cultures

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civilization.

Indians of North America.

Ethnology--New Mexico.

Ethnology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

New Haven, Connecticut : Human Relations Area Files, 2004.

Summary:

The Zia are a Keres-speaking pueblo tribe who live on the Jemez River, 35 miles northwest of Albuquerque, New Mexico. This collection of eight documents is about the Zia. The classic work is by Leslie White and was based on his fieldwork from 1928-1929 and return visits during the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. He focused mostly on secret societies, including membership, recruitment, and ceremonies. Two of the documents are by Hoebel. The first is a brief account of Zia history and culture that was also published in the Handbook of North American Indians. The second is about Zia law. There is no private law. Clans and lineages have no role in the legal process. All cases are brought before the governor and a council comprised of the heads of secret societies. Lange has written a detailed account of the famous Green Corn Dance; Hawley et al. a nutritional study; Polese on the Zia sun symbol; and Stevenson on child birth. The bibliography of citations to works on Zia Pueblo is also taken from vol. 9 of the Handbook on North American Indians, Southwest.

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