Roots of Resistance: A History of Land Tenure in New Mexico

by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Book Overview

An updated edition of a seminal work on the history of land ownership in the Southwest

In New Mexico--once a Spanish colony, then part of Mexico--Pueblo Indians and descendants of Spanish- and Mexican-era settlers still think of themselves as distinct peoples, each with a dynamic history. At the core of these persistent cultural identities is each group's historical relationship to the others and to the land, a connection that changed dramatically...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806138335
• ISBN13: 9780806138336
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.0"