Pablo Abeita

Malcolm Ebright is a historian, an attorney, and the director of the Center for Land Grant Studies. His books include Advocates for the Oppressed: Hispanos, Indians, Genízaros, and Their Land in New Mexico; The Witches of Abiquiu: The Governor, the Priest, the Genízaro Indians, and the Devil; Four Square Leagues: Pueblo Indian Land in New Mexico; and Pueblo Sovereignty: Indian Land and Water in New Mexico and Texas. Rick Hendricks served as the New Mexico State Historian from 2010 through 2019. His books include The Witches of Abiquiu: The Governor, the Priest, the Genízaro Indians, and the Devil; The Navajos in 1705: Roque Madrid's Campaign Journal; Four Square Leagues: Pueblo Indian Land in New Mexico; and Pueblo Sovereignty: Indian Land and Water in New Mexico and Texas.

"A unique contribution to Native Studies as well as to expanding the general studies on the histories of New Mexico and Indian policy. It is particularly important to students and readers interested in Pueblo Indian history who are interested in a more contemporary context. The era of Pablo Abeita's lifetime was one of tremendous change and challenge to Pueblo lifeways. His evolution as a Native statesman adds needed context to an otherwise white-centric presentation of local history."—Theodore Jojola, Director of the University of New Mexico's Indigenous Design and Planning Institute

• AcknowledgmentsA Note on UsageIntroductionChapter One. Pablo Abeita: An Overview of His Life and TimesChapter Two. Pablo Abeita and Charles F. LummisChapter Three. Photography at Isleta Pueblo: The 1912 D. W. Griffith Movie and the Wanamaker Expedition of 1913Chapter Four. Abeita and Father Ketcham: The Bridges over the Rio GrandeChapter Five. Pablo Abeita in the PuebloChapter Six. Pablo Abeita and the RailroadChapter Seven. Pablo Abeita and Indian EducationChapter Eight. Pablo Abeita and the Court of Indian OffensesChapter Nine. Pablo Abeita as Advocate for the PueblosChapter Ten. Pablo Abeita's Quest for the CrestAppendix One. Indian Agents and Superintendents in New MexicoAppendix Two. Commissioners of Indian AffairsAppendix Three. Isleta Pueblo GovernorsAppendix Four. Pablo Abeita Marriage RecordAppendix Five. Pablo Abeita GenealogyAppendix Six. Pablo Abeita's LettersAppendix Seven. Cases in Judge Abeita's Court of Indian OffensesList of AbbreviationsGlossaryNotesBibliographyIndex