Pablo Abeita: The Life and Times of a Native Statesman of Isleta Pueblo, 1871-1940

by Rick Hendricks and Malcolm Ebright

Book Overview

This is the first biography of a Pueblo leader, Pablo Abeita, a man considered the most important Native leader in the Southwest in his day. Abeita was a strong advocate for Isleta and the other eighteen New Mexico pueblos during the periods of assimilation, boarding schools, and the reform of US Indian policy. Working with some of the most progressive Indian agents in New Mexico, with other Pueblo leaders, and with advocacy groups, he received...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826366317
• ISBN13: 9780826366313
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"