Pedro Pino : : governor of Zuni Pueblo, 1830-1878 / / E. Richard Hart ; foreword by T.J. Ferguson.

• Author: Hart, E. Richard.
• Year of Publication: 2003
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (188 pages) :; illustrations, maps ; digital, PDF file(s).
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Pedro Pino, or Lai-iu-ah-tsai-lu (his Zuni name) was for many years the most important Zuni political leader. He served during a period of tremendous change and challenges for his people. Born in 1788, captured by Navajos in his teens, he was sold into a New Mexican household, where he obtained his Spanish name. When he returned to Zuni, he spoke three languages and brought with him a wealth of knowledge regarding the world outside the pueblo. For decades he ably conducted Zuni foreign relations, defending the pueblo's sovereignty and lands, establishing trade relationships, in--

Table of Contents

Contents --Illustrations --Foreword --1.Early Years --2. First Years as Governor --3. Further Warfare --4. Citizenship and the Zuni Land Grant --5. "Entangling Alliances" --6.The Navajo War --7. Expeditions to and from Zuni: "Enough to Pay Them for Going" -- 8. "Our Sheep Is Dying!" --9. Reservation and Retirement: "I Have Been a Great Captain" --10. Though Your Body Perish --Afterword --Appendix A Biography of Pedro Pino by Frank Hamilton Cushing -- Appendix B Orders No. 41 and Articles of Convention --Appendix C Grant Given to Zuni, Year 1689 -- Appendix D Treaty between the United States of America and Certain Indian Pueblos, or Towns --Notes --Index.