Pedro Pino

by Hart, E. Richard

• ISBN13: 9780874215632
• ISBN10: 0874215633
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-04-01
• Publisher: Utah State Univ Pr

Summary

Pedro Pino, or Lai-iu-ah-tsai-lu (his Zuni name) was for many yearsthe most important Zuni political leader. He served during a period oftremendous change and challenges for his people. Born in 1788, capturedby Navajos in his teens, he was sold into a New Mexican household, wherehe obtained his Spanish name. When he returned to Zuni, he spoke threelanguages and brought with him a wealth of knowledge regarding the worldoutside the pueblo. For decades he ably conducted Zuni foreignrelations, defending the pueblo's sovereignty and lands, establishingtrade relationships, interacting with foreigners-from prominent militaryand scientific expeditions to common emigrants-and documenting all in aremarkable archive. Steeped in Zuni traditions, he was known amongother things for his diplomatic savvy, as a great warrior, for hisoratory, and for his honesty and hospitality.More than a biography, Richard Hart's work provides a history of Zuniduring an especially significant period. Also the author of Zuni and the Courts: A Struggle for SovereignLand Rights and the co-author of A Zuni Atlas,Hart originally wrote the manuscript in 1979 after a decade ofhistorical work for Zuni Pueblo. He then set it aside but continued topursue research about and for Zuni. Its publication, at last, inscribesan important contribution to Pueblo history and biography and atestimonial to a remarkable Native American leader. In an afterwordwritten for this publication, Hart discusses his original intentions inwriting about Pedro Pino and Zuni and situates the biography in relationto current scholarship.

Author Biography

E. Richard Hart has worked with western Native Americans and Native American issues for more than thirty years. He currently heads Hart West and Associates (HWA), which provides historical, ethnohistorical, and environmental historical services and expert testimony. He was executive director of the Institute of the North American West and its predecessor, the Institute of the American West, from 1977 to 1996

Table of Contents

Illustrations	vi
Foreword	vii
T. J. Ferguson
Early Years	1	(12)
First Years as Governor	13	(20)
Further Warfare	33	(11)
Citizenship and the Zuni Land Grant	44	(12)
``Entangling Alliances''	56	(20)
The Navajo War	76	(13)
Expeditions to and from Zuni: ``Enough to Pay Them for Going''	89	(10)
``Our Sheep Is Dying!''	99	(6)
Reservation and Retirement: ``I Have Been a Great Captain''	105	(14)
Though Your Body Perish	119	(9)
Afterword	128	(4)
Appendix A Biography of Pedro Pino	132	(4)
Appendix B Orders No. 41 and Articles of Convention	136	(3)
Appendix C Grant Given to Zuni, Year 1689	139	(2)
Appendix D Treaty between the United States of America and Certain Indian Pueblos, or Towns	141	(2)
Notes	143	(39)
Index	182