In this intimate account of Jemez Pueblo from distant times to the modern era, historian Joe S. Sando profiles the multi-faceted history of one of the most vital and enduring of the Pueblo Indian communities of New Mexico. Sando writes about many of the events he describes with the authority of a participant and a witness. Sando follows the story of the Hemish (people of Jemez) from the origins and development of Pueblo civilization to the continuing struggles with the United States Government to maintain the sovereignty, land and water rights so vital to the survival of the Pueblo people today. Although all nineteen pueblos are closely related to one another historically, socially, and culturally, each is considered by its citizens to be a sovereign nation with its own government, customs, language and sense of destiny. Sando also discusses Pueblo government, land ownership and water rights, farming and irrigation, the coming of the railroad, the influence of the Catholic church, the influx of people from Pecos Pueblo (now part of Jemez), education at the Pueblo, the importance of the sport of long-distance running and of artists past and present. The appendix contains a compendium of historical information.

Nee Hemish, a history of Jemez Pueblo

Sando, Joe S.

University of New Mexico Press

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 19 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. This new edition is fully indexed and updated.

Pueblo Nations: Eight Centuries of Pueblo Indian History

History

Americas

Clear Light Pub

"An important and rare book. Clearly written and fairly presented, a first-hand synthesis of American Indian history and culture.... Sando has made a valuable contribution to American Indian history". (American Historical Review)
"This book is absolutely unique, the most intimate look at 20th-century Pueblo Indian life in New Mexico available today". (Alfonso Ortiz, writer and anthropologist, San Juan Pueblo)
"The first insider's story of the 800-year history of the 19 pueblos in New Mexico. This is an excellent book". (New York Times)
"A blend of traditional history and ethnography, sensitively written by a respected elder". (Choice)
Highly regarded by Native Americans as well as Anglo and Hispanic historians, Sando's book covers the origins and development of Pueblo civilization, the Spanish conquest, the Pueblo Revolt, the influence of the United States government in Pueblo history, and the issues of land and water rights so vital to the survival of Pueblo people today.

Pueblo Profiles: Cultural Identity Through Centuries of Change

In this new book, Sando weaves a tapestry of individual lives against a backdrop of history, telling the stories of more than thirty political leaders, educators, and artists who took part in the events and movements that have shaped Pueblo Indian life from the time of the Pueblo Revolt to the present day. The author, who was born and raised at Jemez Pueblo, is a recognised authority and respected writer on Pueblo history and has been a voice in the affairs of the nineteen New Mexico Pueblos over several decades.

In his new book, Joe S. Sando weaves a tapestry of individual lives against a backdrop of history -- telling the stories of political leaders, educators, and artists who took part in the events and movements that have shaped Pueblo Indian life from the time of the Pueblo Revolt to the present day. The author, who was born and raised at Jemez Pueblo, is a recognized authority and respected writer on Pueblo history. Sando's gripping history of the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 includes both the early Spanish accounts and the orally transmitted information that has been carefully preserved in the Pueblos since the seventeenth century. His biographies of twentieth-century leaders document a history of continuing assaults on Native American dignity and sovereignty. More importantly, they highlight the creative responses that enable the Pueblos to preserve their identity within the dominant culture, while moving with the times.

Presents a portrait of Pueblo Indian culture, traditions, and family life

Pueblo People: Ancient Traditions, Modern Lives

Arts & Photography

Keegan, Marcia

Pecos, Regis

Photography & Video

In this autobiographical work, eminent Pueblo Indian Historian Joe S. Sando reflects upon his life and his accomplishments over decades of monumental changes for the Pueblo people. The book begins with his growing up in Jemez Pueblo and living a very different lifestyle from what exists today. His years in the Navy during World War II provided him with lifelong bonds of friendship, memories both exciting and terrifying and a permanent partial hearing loss that affected the rest of his life. After the war he retuned to college on the G.I. Bill. He then began a long career in education and study of Pueblo Indian history, and today is he probably the pre-eminent historian in his field in the nation. Even while following a very demanding career path, Sando found time for family life with his wife Louisa and three children as well as his large extended family at Jemez Pueblo. He concludes this book honoring his family by presenting their complete genealogy. Using colorful anecdotes throughout the book, Sando presents his story with clarity, insight, honesty and humor.

Pueblo Recollections: The Life of Paa Peh

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

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Nee Hemish, a history of Jemez Pueblo

Pueblo Nations: Eight Centuries of Pueblo Indian History

Pueblo Nations: Eight Centuries of Pueblo Indian History

Pueblo Profiles: Cultural Identity Through Centuries of Change

Pueblo Profiles: Cultural Identity Through Centuries of Change

Pueblo People: Ancient Traditions, Modern Lives

Pueblo Recollections: The Life of Paa Peh