Pablo Abeita

The Life and Times of a Native Statesman of Isleta Pueblo, 1871-1940
Erscheinungsjahr 2023
ISBN: 978-0-8263-6487-6
Verlag: University of New Mexico Press

Buch, Englisch, 232 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Pablo Abeita is the first biography of Pablo Abeita, a man considered the most important Native leader in the Southwest in his day. Abeita was a strong advocate for Isleta and the other eighteen New Mexico pueblos during the periods of assimilation, boarding schools, and the reform of US Indian policy. Working with some of the most progressive Indian agents in New Mexico, with other Pueblo leaders, and with advocacy groups, he received funding for much-needed projects, such as a bridge across the Rio Grande at Isleta. To achieve these ends, Abeita testified before Congress and was said to have met, and in some cases befriended, nearly every US president from Benjamin Harrison to Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Abeita dealt with many issues that are still relevant today, including reform of US Indian policy, boarding schools, and Pueblo sovereignty. Pablo Abeita's story is one of a people still living on their ancestral homelands, struggling to protect their land and water, and ultimately thriving as a modern pueblo.

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Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Regional- & Stadtgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen

Über Autor(innen)

Malcolm Ebright is a historian, an attorney, and the director of the Center for Land Grant Studies. His books include Advocates for the Oppressed: Hispanos, Indians, Genízaros, and Their Land in New Mexico; The Witches of Abiquiu: The Governor, the Priest, the Genízaro Indians, and the Devil; and Four Square Leagues: Pueblo Indian Land in New Mexico.

Rick Hendricks served as the New Mexico State Historian from 2010 through 2019. His books include The Witches of Abiquiu: The Governor, the Priest, the Genízaro Indians, and the Devil; The Navajos of 1705: Roque Madrid's Campaign Journal; and Four Square Leagues: Pueblo Indian Land in New Mexico.