Ruiz Medrano, Ethelia, authorDavidson, Russ, translatorUniversity Press of Colorado, publisher2007-01-032007-01-032010http://hdl.handle.net/10217/87608Includes bibliographical references and index.Presenting an account of indigenous history in central and southern Mexico from the sixteenth to the twenty-first centuries, this title destroys the notion that Indians were victims of forces beyond their control and have little connection with their ancient past.Historical background: Indian access to colonial justice in the sixteenth century -- Indigenous negotiation to preserve land, history, titles, and maps: seventeenth and eighteenth centuries -- Indigenous negotiation to preserve land, history, titles, and maps: nineteenth and twentieth centuries -- Defending land: Indian pueblo's contemporary quest for the origins of local community history.born digitalbooksengCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.All rights reserved. User is responsible for compliance. Please contact University Press of Colorado at https://upcolorado.com/our-books/rights-and-permissions for use information.Indians of Mexico -- Land tenure -- HistoryIndians of Mexico -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- HistoryIndians of Mexico -- ClaimsIndians of Mexico -- Ethnic identityLand tenure -- Law and legislation -- Mexico -- HistoryEthnohistory -- MexicoTextAccess is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Community College of Denver, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University Denver, Regis University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University and Western Colorado University communities only.