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Pedro Pino : governor of Zuni Pueblo, 1830-1878 /

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"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 obtaine...

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Main Author: Hart, E. Richard
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Logan : Utah State University Press, [2003]
Subjects:
Pino, Pedro.
Zuni Indians > Kings and rulers > Biography.
Governors > New Mexico > Zuni > Biography.
Zuni Indians > History > 19th century.
Zuni Indians > Government relations.
Zuni (N.M.) > History > 19th century.
Zuni (N.M.) > Politics and government.
Governors.
Zuni Indians.
HISTORY > State & Local.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Early Years
  • First Years as Governor
  • Further Warfare
  • Citizenship and the Zuni Land Grant
  • "Entangling Alliances"
  • The Navajo War
  • Expeditions to and from Zuni: "Enough to Pay Them for Going"
  • "Our Sheep Is Dying!"
  • Reservation and Retirement: "I Have Been a Great Captain"
  • Though Your Body Perish
  • Afterword
  • Appendix A: Biography of Pedro Pino
  • 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.