Review by Choice Review
A rare work of Native American history written by a Native American. Sando, Director of Archives at the Pueblo Indian Cultural Center, Albuquerque, is perhaps more familiar to students of Native American studies as the author of Nee Hemish, a History of the Jemez Pueblo (CH, May'83). Born in 1923 at Jemez as a member of the Sun Clan, Sando has taught at a number of institutions in the Southwest. This book is actually an expanded and revised edition of his earlier study, The Pueblo Indians (1976). Chapter 7 on the Columbian quincentenary is especially significant. The work is introduced by Regis Pecos, from Cochiti Pueblo and Director of the Office of Indian Affairs, State of New Mexico. As Pecos notes, many scholars have long considered The Pueblo Indians to be the best single account of the history of the 19 pueblos of New Mexico. Pueblo Nations maintains the standard established by Sando in the earlier work. The book is a blend of traditional history and ethnography, sensitively written by a respected elder. General; undergraduate; graduate; faculty. L. G. Moses Oklahoma State University
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Review by Library Journal Review
Written by a Native American author from the Jemez Pueblo near Santa Fe, this updates his Pueblo Indians (Indian Historical Pr., 1976), and complements his Nee Hemish: A History of Jemez Pueblo (Univ. of New Mexico Pr., 1982). Discussed are origins and development of Pueblo civilization, Spanish conquest, the Pueblo Revolt of the 1680s, land, water, survival, and U.S. government influence. Text, maps, and bibliography are close to Pueblo Indians; new additions include recent events, discussion of the ``Colubmian Quincentenary and the Pueblo Indians,'' and additional photographs. Students of modern Pueblo history may wish to read Pueblo Nations in tandem with R.C. Gordon-McCutchan's The Taos Indians and the Battle for Blue Lake (Red Crane Bks., 1991). Author-educator Sando's work may help Pueblos understand their history from a Native American perspective and will illuminate Pueblo struggles and heritage for other readers. This is recommended for Native American and general collections that lack the earlier book or need an update of it.--Margaret W. Norton, Fenwick H.S., Oak Park, Ill. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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