Trudy Griffin-Pierce (1949-2009) was an associate professor of anthropology at the University of Arizona. She is the author of Native Peoples of the Southwest; Earth Is My Mother, Sky Is My Father: Space, Time, and Astronomy in Navajo Sandpainting; and Native Americans: Enduring Cultures and Traditions, and contributed a chapter to National Geographic's Peoples of the World. Her research focused on the Apachean peoples, especially the Navajo, which led her into the field of anthropology.

A major scholarly work. -- Nancy Lorraine Midwest Book Review A brief yet engaging narrative that touches on the main themes of the region's history. New Mexico Historical Review

• Preface Maps PART I: HISTORY AND CULTURE 1. Introduction 2. Encounters with Europeans and Mexicans: Trade and Warfare (1529-1853) 3. American Expansion: Trade, Treaties, and Reservations 4. Surrender, Self-Determination, and Sovereignty PART II: PEOPLE, PLACES, AND EVENTS PART III: CHRONOLOGY PART IV: RESOURCES Index

Trudy Griffin-Pierce (1949-2009) was an associate professor of anthropology at the University of Arizona. She is the author of Native Peoples of the Southwest; Earth Is My Mother, Sky Is My Father: Space, Time, and Astronomy in Navajo Sandpainting; and Native Americans: Enduring Cultures and Traditions, and contributed a chapter to National Geographic's Peoples of the World. Her research focused on the Apachean peoples, especially the Navajo, which led her into the field of anthropology.

A major scholarly work. -- Nancy Lorraine Midwest Book Review A brief yet engaging narrative that touches on the main themes of the region's history. New Mexico Historical Review

• Preface Maps PART I: HISTORY AND CULTURE 1. Introduction 2. Encounters with Europeans and Mexicans: Trade and Warfare (1529-1853) 3. American Expansion: Trade, Treaties, and Reservations 4. Surrender, Self-Determination, and Sovereignty PART II: PEOPLE, PLACES, AND EVENTS PART III: CHRONOLOGY PART IV: RESOURCES Index

Trudy Griffin-Pierce (1949-2009) was an associate professor of anthropology at the University of Arizona. She is the author of Native Peoples of the Southwest; Earth Is My Mother, Sky Is My Father: Space, Time, and Astronomy in Navajo Sandpainting; and Native Americans: Enduring Cultures and Traditions, and contributed a chapter to National Geographic's Peoples of the World. Her research focused on the Apachean peoples, especially the Navajo, which led her into the field of anthropology.

A major scholarly work. -- Nancy Lorraine Midwest Book Review A brief yet engaging narrative that touches on the main themes of the region's history. New Mexico Historical Review

• Preface Maps PART I: HISTORY AND CULTURE 1. Introduction 2. Encounters with Europeans and Mexicans: Trade and Warfare (1529-1853) 3. American Expansion: Trade, Treaties, and Reservations 4. Surrender, Self-Determination, and Sovereignty PART II: PEOPLE, PLACES, AND EVENTS PART III: CHRONOLOGY PART IV: RESOURCES Index