Pueblo Nations: Eight Centuries of Pueblo Indian History [Paperback Edition] [SOLD]

From the Back Cover:

Pueblo Nations is the story of a vital and creative culture, of a people sustained by ages-old traditions and beliefs, who have adapted to the radical challenges of the modern world. Written by a respected writer, educator, and elder of the Jemez Pueblo, this rare, insider's view of the history of the nineteen Indian Pueblos of New Mexico illuminates Pueblo historical traditions dating from millennia before the arrival of Columbus and chronicles the events and changes of the European era from the perspective of those who experienced them.

Drawing on both traditional oral history and written records, Sando describes the origin and development of Pueblo civilization, the Spanish conquest and occupation, the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, and the response of the pueblos to Mexican independence and conquest by the United States. Sando offers several portraits of notable Pueblo leaders whose contributions have helped shape the history of their people. He looks at internal developments in Pueblo government and presents a detailed account of the unremitting struggle to retain sovereignty, land, and water rights in the face of powerful outside pressures.

“A rare, insider’s view into Pueblo Indian history, from the time when, according to tribal historians, the Pueblo people emerged into the present world through the bottom of a lake.  Today, five centuries after the ‘discovery’ of America by Columbus, the author shows the Pueblo Indians of the Southwest to be a vital and creative people, sustained in the midst of radical change by ages-old tradition and belief.

 “Remarkable insights are provided into the origin and development of Pueblo civilization, the Spanish conquest, the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, the influence of the United States Government on Pueblo culture, and the issues of land and water rights so vital to survival of Pueblo people today.  Also presented are portraits of several individuals in Pueblo society who have helped shape the history of their people.”