Forging Communities in Colonial Alta California

Book Overview

Between 1769 and 1834, an influx of Spanish, Russian, and then American colonists streamed into Alta California seeking new opportunities. Their arrival brought the imposition of foreign beliefs, practices, and constraints on Indigenous peoples.

Forging Communities in Colonial Alta California reorients understandings of this dynamic period, which challenged both Native and non-Native people to reimagine communities not only in different...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816554196
• ISBN13: 9780816554195
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 304 Pages