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Politics and Prison Ink in Arizona A Map for Navigation in a World of Post-structural Violence Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2023-12-19 Enrique Alan Olivares-Pelayo
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Politics and Prison Ink in Arizona A Map for Navigation in a World of Post-structural Violence Enrique Alan Olivares-Pelayo (bio) The American Southwest is a land of myths, legends, and folk heroes, complex in terms of the cultural confluence and geographic idiosyncrasies of the region. Even the notion of the "Southwest" is fluid, youthful
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Stories of Holy Dirt: Myth, Ethnicity, and the New Age at the Santuario de Chimayó Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2023-12-19 Karl Isaac Johnson
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Stories of Holy Dirt:Myth, Ethnicity, and the New Age at the Santuario de Chimayó Karl Isaac Johnson (bio) The Santuario de Chimayó, the most popular Catholic pilgrimage site within the United States, is said to be inspired by a shrine of Our Lord of Esquípulas in Guatemala and is built atop a former Tewa Indian healing pool. Scholars
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Alfred L. Kroeber's Visit to the Seris in 1930, as Recalled by Roberto Thomson Encinas Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2023-12-19 Cathy Moser Marlett
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Alfred L. Kroeber's Visit to the Seris in 1930, as Recalled by Roberto Thomson Encinas Cathy Moser Marlett (bio) Roberto Thomson Encinas (1888–1969), a rancher and amateur historian living in Sonora, Mexico, facilitated a six-day visit to the Seri Indians for anthropologist Alfred L. Kroeber in March 1930, and in which Thomson accompanied
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U.S.-Mexico Groundwater Diplomacy: Lessons from the Historical Record Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2023-12-19 Stephen P. Mumme, Elia M. Tapia-Villaseñor
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: U.S.-Mexico Groundwater Diplomacy:Lessons from the Historical Record Stephen P. Mumme (bio) and Elia M. Tapia-Villaseñor (bio) Among the enduring challenges and, some would argue, the unfinished business of elaborating a comprehensive regime for managing shared waters along the U.S.-Mexico boundary, the problem of reaching bilateral agreement
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Bisbee: The Alchemical City of the Borderlands by Virgil Hancock III (review) Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2023-12-19 David Yetman
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Bisbee: The Alchemical City of the Borderlands by Virgil Hancock III David Yetman (bio) Bisbee: The Alchemical City of the Borderlands By Virgil Hancock III 2023 200 pages Maps, photographs, notes, bibliographic essay ISBN 979-8-218-07863-8 A few decades ago, the late Richard Shelton published a poetic memoir entitled Going
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Bisbee: The Alchemical City of the Borderlands Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2023-12-19 Virgil Hancock III
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Bisbee:The Alchemical City of the Borderlands Virgil Hancock III Click for larger view View full resolution Click for larger view View full resolution [End Page 403] Click for larger view View full resolution Click for larger view View full resolution [End Page 404] Click for larger view View full resolution Click for larger view View
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The Origins of the Section-Line Arterial Street Grid in Tucson, Arizona Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2023-08-18 Joe Weber
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: The Origins of the Section-Line Arterial Street Grid in Tucson, Arizona Joe Weber (bio) Click for larger view View full resolution Figure 1. Aerial view of Tucson, looking east from downtown down Broadway, a section-line arterial street. Others can be seen to the north (left) and south. Source: Library of Congress, Carol M. Highsmith collection
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The Symbolic Criminalization of Asylum: Navigating Encounters with US Customs and Border Protection Officials Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2023-08-18 Alyssa Dormer, Daniel E. Martínez, Annalise Gardella
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: The Symbolic Criminalization of Asylum: Navigating Encounters with US Customs and Border Protection Officials Alyssa Dormer (bio), Daniel E. Martínez (bio), and Annalise Gardella (bio) Introduction On a hot summer day in one of the US Southwestern Migrant Shelter (SMS) facilities we stand in the dormitory hallway with Ana1 and her 10-year-old
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Recollections of Sonora, and Especially the Río Sonora Valley Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2023-08-18 William E. Doolittle
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Recollections of Sonora, and Especially the Río Sonora Valley William E. Doolittle (bio) Introduction “You should write a memoir of the time you spent here,” or something to this effect, said Bill Steen during our travels in the Río Sonora Valley, July 2021. My immediate thought was “Why would I do that?” But think about it I did, and
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Ethical Memory and Re-Presenting History Across Empire: The Korean War in Rolando Hinojosa's Klail City Death Trip Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2023-06-21 Sandra So Hee Chi Kim
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Ethical Memory and Re-Presenting History Across Empire:The Korean War in Rolando Hinojosa's Klail City Death Trip Sandra So Hee Chi Kim (bio) This article examines how the representation of the Korean War in Rolando Hinojosa's Klail City Death Trip series (KCDTS) critiques official histories of U.S. empire through an engagement with ethical
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Adventures in Teaching: The Scandalous Career of Carrie Amidon Stanton (1839–1897) Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2023-06-21 Susan E. James
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Adventures in Teaching:The Scandalous Career of Carrie Amidon Stanton (1839–1897) Susan E. James (bio) In the late afternoon of Wednesday, 26 October 1881, only steps from where a 42-year-old schoolteacher named Carrie Stanton was teaching 52 third-graders in Tombstone's Fourth Street schoolhouse, Doc Holliday and Morgan, Virgil, and Wyatt
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The Photo Postcards of Albert W. Lohn from Culiacán, Sinaloa, and Ambos Nogales, Arizona and Sonora: 1907–1933 Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2023-06-21 William F. Manger
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: The Photo Postcards of Albert W. Lohn from Culiacán, Sinaloa, and Ambos Nogales, Arizona and Sonora:1907–1933 William F. Manger (bio) Between 1905 and 1915, a postcard craze emerged in the United States with over 770 million mailed in the year 1906 alone. By 1913, that number rose to almost 1 billion1 Those figures, however, do not take
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Redefining Gonzo: Tattoos, Prisons, and My Friend Charles Bowden Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2023-06-21 Jim Reese
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Redefining Gonzo:Tattoos, Prisons, and My Friend Charles Bowden Jim Reese (bio) My Tattoo Before I ever spoke a word to Charles Bowden, I did a mad dash towards the table where he was signing autographs, put my foot up on it, and pulled up my pant leg. Behold my GONZO (fist and peyote button) tattoo. I shifted my eyes from the tattoo and
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Seeds of Wisdom: Toward Healing a Cultural Divide Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2023-04-24 Sarah Blomquist
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Seeds of Wisdom:Toward Healing a Cultural Divide Sarah Blomquist (bio) Sometimes the world will play with you, and that's how people get lost. — A Yaqui elder Click for larger view View full resolution Encased desert seeds harvested within southern Arizona: Purple speckled pods on the outer left, mesquite; light green pods on the outer
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Identifying Bird Species in River Yuman Oral Traditions Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2023-04-24 Jonathan A. Geary
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Identifying Bird Species in River Yuman Oral Traditions Jonathan A. Geary (bio) 1. Introduction Nearly 400 bird species occur along the lower Colorado River (Rosenberg et al. 1991), and Yuman communities that have historically lived along the lower Colorado surely knew and named many of them. However, judging from modern sources, this
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Mexican Food: (an essay presented to the Tucson Literary Club, March 16, 2015) Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2023-04-24 Joseph C. Wilder
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Mexican Food(an essay presented to the Tucson Literary Club, March 16, 2015) Joseph C. Wilder (bio) If you have lived long enough around here—that is, Tucson, Arizona, and various points nearby—you will have experienced the singular and enduringly devastating loss occasioned by the death of a favorite Mexican restaurant. I grew up in the
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Volume Contents Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2023-04-24
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Volume Contents Number 1, Spring 2022 Tricksters Unmasked Mardith K. Schuetz-Miller 1 History of the Hickiwan District, Tohono 'O'odham Nation Harry J. Winters, Jr. 100 The Calendar Stick of Mehidaj and Benjamin Thompson, 'O'odham of Casa Blanca, Arizona Harry J. Winters, Jr. and J. Andrew Darling 160 Number 2, Summer 2022 In Search of
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Richard Allen Pailes: In Memoriam Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2022-12-14 William E. Doolittle
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Richard Allen Pailes: In Memoriam William E. Doolittle (bio) Click for larger view View full resolution [End Page 419] Those of us who have spent time with Dick (aka Rich) Pailes at Bahía de Kino, or Punta Chueca, Sonora, México, were privileged to experience a very special side of this man that was exhibited nowhere else. Being at the
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Tlaloc and a Mesoamerican Cosmology in the American Southwest Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2022-12-14 Polly Schaafsma
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Tlaloc and a Mesoamerican Cosmology in the American Southwest Polly Schaafsma (bio) Introduction It has long been recognized in the American Southwest that maize agriculture, beginning at least 4,000 years ago, had its origins in Mexico. At the same time, the more complex and intangible aspects of Mesoamerican/Southwest connections such
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Prelude to the Columbus Raid of 1916: The Battle of Naco Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2022-12-14 Heribert von Feilitzsch
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Prelude to the Columbus Raid of 1916: The Battle of Naco Heribert von Feilitzsch (bio) When “constitutionalist” revolutionaries ousted the Mexican dictator Victoriano Huerta in July 1914, the political situation in Mexico was far from stable. The rivalry between the victorious Mexican rebel commanders Pancho Villa and Venustiano Carranza
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Place Naming and Toponymic Silencing in the Sierras of Northern Nuevo México Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2022-12-14 Len Beké
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Place Naming and Toponymic Silencing in the Sierras of Northern Nuevo México Len Beké (bio) This essay is an exercise in critical toponymy applied to the Pecos Wilderness and surrounding mountainous areas of northern Nuevo México.1 It is part of a larger research project called the Manito Topos Project, which aims to challenge the erasure
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Introduction to the Collection of Oral Histories Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2022-10-14 Neil Goodwin
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Introduction to the Collection of Oral Histories Neil Goodwin (bio) Click for larger view View full resolution Grenville Goodwin, 1930. THE BEGINNING "To Grenville Goodwin we owe most of what understanding we have of the way of life of the Western Apaches." —Edward Spicer "One of the most gifted and effective field anthropologists in the
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Introduction to the Collection of Oral Histories Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2022-10-14 Neil Goodwin
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Introduction to the Collection of Oral Histories Neil Goodwin (bio) Click for larger view View full resolution Grenville Goodwin, 1930. THE BEGINNING "To Grenville Goodwin we owe most of what understanding we have of the way of life of the Western Apaches." —Edward Spicer "One of the most gifted and effective field anthropologists in the
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Tricksters Unmasked Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2022-06-03 Mardith K. Schuetz-Miller
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Tricksters Unmasked Mardith K. Schuetz-Miller (bio) Introduction This study is derived in large measure from my previously published works associated in one way or the other with creation myths. First were Abodes for the Gods: The Symbolism of Ancient Sacred Architecture in Eurasia and Abodes for the Gods: The Symbolism of Sacred Architecture
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History of the Hickiwan District, Tohono 'O'odham Nation Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2022-06-03 Harry J. Winters Jr.
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: History of the Hickiwan District, Tohono 'O'odham Nation Harry J. Winters Jr. (bio) The lands of the Tohono 'O'odham Nation are divided into 11 districts. The district boundaries reflect ancient patterns of ownership and use of natural resources such as farmlands, watering places, and areas for gathering food plants by different groups
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The Calendar Stick of Mehidaj and Benjamin Thompson, 'Akimeli 'O'odham of Casa Blanca, Arizona Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2022-06-03 Harry J. Winters Jr., J. Andrew Darling
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: The Calendar Stick of Mehidaj and Benjamin Thompson, 'Akimeli 'O'odham of Casa Blanca, Arizona Harry J. Winters Jr. (bio) and J. Andrew Darling (bio) 'Akimeli 'O'odham and Tohono 'O'odham men with an interest in history kept alive their memories of events of significance or at least of interest to them by carving notches on long wooden
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The Calendar Stick of Mehidaj and Benjamin Thompson, 'Akimeli 'O'odham of Casa Blanca, Arizona Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2022-03-01 Harry J. Winters,J. Andrew Darling
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History of the Hickiwan District, Tohono 'O'odham Nation Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2022-03-01 Harry J. Winters
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"Strong, enduring bodies with glorious voices": Music and the Body in Ignaz Pfefferkorn's Sonora: A Description of the Province (1794–1795) Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2022-02-16 Diana Brenscheidt genannt Jost
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: “Strong, enduring bodies with glorious voices”: Music and the Body in Ignaz Pfefferkorn’s Sonora: A Description of the Province (1794–1795) Diana Brenscheidt genannt Jost (bio) Introduction In Sonora: A Description of the Province, Ignaz Pfefferkorn, Jesuit missionary in New Spain in the 18th century, describes, among many other things
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Santa Cruz (Chico Suni) Village: Last of the Hia-Ced O'odham Villages in the United States Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2022-02-16 Richard, Sandra Martynec, Lorraine Eiler
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Santa Cruz (Chico Suni) Village: Last of the Hia-Ced O’odham Villages in the United States Richard, Sandra Martynec (bio), and Lorraine Eiler (bio) The extremely xeric southwestern desert of Arizona has been occupied by the O’odham Indians for centuries, at least (Figure 1). The O’odham homeland ranged roughly from Tucson to Yuma, Arizona
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The Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society: A Celebration of 100 Years Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2022-02-16
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: The Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society: A Celebration of 100 Years An Introduction Katherine Cerino (bio) The Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society (AAHS) is one of the oldest and arguably one of the most successful archaeological societies in the American Southwest. AAHS was founded in 1916 by Dean Byron Cummings, principally
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The Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society: A Celebration of 100 Years Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2022-02-16
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: The Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society: A Celebration of 100 Years An Introduction Katherine Cerino (bio) The Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society (AAHS) is one of the oldest and arguably one of the most successful archaeological societies in the American Southwest. AAHS was founded in 1916 by Dean Byron Cummings, principally
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The Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society: A Celebration of 100 Years Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2022-02-16
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: The Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society: A Celebration of 100 Years An Introduction Katherine Cerino (bio) The Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society (AAHS) is one of the oldest and arguably one of the most successful archaeological societies in the American Southwest. AAHS was founded in 1916 by Dean Byron Cummings, principally
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The Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society: A Celebration of 100 Years Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2022-02-16
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: The Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society: A Celebration of 100 Years An Introduction Katherine Cerino (bio) The Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society (AAHS) is one of the oldest and arguably one of the most successful archaeological societies in the American Southwest. AAHS was founded in 1916 by Dean Byron Cummings, principally
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Volume 63 Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2022-02-16
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Volume 63 Number 1, Spring 2021 Ahoy, Red Rock!—American Mining Investors in Cedros Island, Baja California Francisco Alberto Núñez Tapia 1 Early Mapmaking of the Pimería Alta in Arizona and Sonora (1597–1770): A Transborder Case Study Juan Gil-Osle 39 STARPAHC, a Telemedicine Project: An Oral History Interview with Peter A. Ruiz Peter
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El Colorado Sawmill: A View into 20th-Century Timber Extraction from the Chihuahua Sierra Madre Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2021-11-05 Ana Córdova
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: El Colorado Sawmill: A View into 20th-Century Timber Extraction from the Chihuahua Sierra Madre Ana Córdova (bio) Introduction El Colorado Sawmill was one of the largest sawmills in the state of Chihuahua between 1952 and 1970. It operated with up to three shifts daily, processing lumber extracted from its surroundings and providing employment
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The Earliest Description of the Tarahumara: Letters from Jesuit Missionary Johannes Ratkay Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2021-11-05 Robert E. Dahlquist, Raymond H. Thompson, Werner S. Zimmt
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: The Earliest Description of the Tarahumara: Letters from Jesuit Missionary Johannes Ratkay Robert E. Dahlquist (bio), Raymond H. Thompson (bio), and Werner S. Zimmt (bio) When the innovative Jesuit scholar Charles W. Polzer (1978, 1979) launched the Documentary Relations of the Southwest (DRSW) for the study of the records of Spanish colonial
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Anthropology at the Water's Edge: Morris Opler among the Apaches Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2021-11-05 Anthony K. Webster
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Anthropology at the Water’s Edge: Morris Opler among the Apaches Anthony K. Webster (bio) To anthropologists I say, put your own house in order because what you may regard today as just a skirmish with Indians may tomorrow become a worldwide problem. —Alfonso Ortiz, 1973 Introduction Over the years, as anthropologists, we return to earlier
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A Few Memories of Ray Thompson: A Dedication Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2021-09-21 David R. Wilcox
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: A Few Memories of Ray Thompson:A Dedication David R. Wilcox (bio) Click for larger view View full resolution [End Page 133] In 2019, when my essay on a "Forgotten Booster" of the Arizona State Museum (ASM) was accepted for publication in Journal of the Southwest (JSW), and then joined the end of the long queue awaiting editing and printing
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William E. Barnes, Forgotten Booster: Documenting Why Archaeology Came to the University of Arizona Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2021-09-21 David R. Wilcox
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: William E. Barnes, Forgotten Booster:Documenting Why Archaeology Came to the University of Arizona David R. Wilcox (bio) It is now well known that the new president of the University of Arizona (UA) as of January 1915, Rufus Bernhard von KleinSmid [1875–1964] (figure 1; see Bio Sketch 11), soon after indirectly hearing in mid-March 1915
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The Moral Standing of Canyons, Cliff Dwellings, and Ancient Artifacts: Philosophical Reflections on Cedar Mesa Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2021-09-21 Roy H. May Jr.
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: The Moral Standing of Canyons, Cliff Dwellings, and Ancient Artifacts:Philosophical Reflections on Cedar Mesa Roy H. May Jr. (bio) In southeast Utah, Cedar Mesa rises as a 600,000-acre geological uplift to around 6,500 feet above sea level. It is a geological marvel. Through millennia it has fractured into innumerable canyons, alcoves
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A Tale of Two Waterscapes: American Indian Water Law and the Question of Quantification in Neighboring Western States Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2021-09-21 Chilton Tippin
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: A Tale of Two Waterscapes:American Indian Water Law and the Question of Quantification in Neighboring Western States Chilton Tippin (bio) Introduction Major river systems in the American West face a compounding set of challenges. Increased drought and reduced snowpack from climate change, expanding municipal populations, salinization and
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Linguistic Clues to Kiowa-Tanoan Prehistory Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2021-09-21 Michael A. Schillaci, Logan D. Sutton, Søren Wichmann, Sergi López-Torres
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Linguistic Clues to Kiowa-Tanoan Prehistory Michael A. Schillaci (bio), Logan D. Sutton (bio), Søren Wichmann (bio), and Sergi López-Torres (bio) 1. Introduction Linguistic data have great potential for contributing in unique ways to our understanding of prehistory, both regionally and globally. In the American Southwest, there are several
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Ahoy, Red Rock! —American Mining Investors in Cedros Island, Baja California Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2021-05-21 Francisco Alberto Núñez Tapia
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Ahoy, Red Rock!—American Mining Investors in Cedros Island, Baja California Francisco Alberto Núñez Tapia (bio) The islands of Baja California had a compelling role in the developing economy of the Southwest of the United States predominantly in the last decade of the nineteenth century and at the turn of the twentieth century, because
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Early Mapmaking of the Pimería Alta in Arizona and Sonora (1597–1770): A Transborder Case Study Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2021-05-21 Juan Gil-Osle
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Early Mapmaking of the Pimería Alta in Arizona and Sonora (1597–1770):A Transborder Case Study Juan Gil-Osle (bio) Every map is a purposeful selection from everything that is known, bent to the mapmaker's ends. Every map serves a purpose. Every map advances an interest. —Ward Kaiser and Denis Wood, Seeing Through Maps: The Power of Images
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STARPAHC, a Telemedicine Project: An Oral History Interview with Peter A. Ruiz Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2021-05-21 Peter A. Ruiz, Jeremy Greene
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: STARPAHC, a Telemedicine Project:An Oral History Interview with Peter A. Ruiz Peter A. Ruiz (bio) and Jeremy Greene (bio) Click for larger view View full resolution Peter Ruiz, December 2016. Courtesy of Peter Ruiz. Photograph by Christopher Antone. Digitized by Peter Ruiz. [End Page 75] Preface In the 1970s the Tohono O'odham Nation participated
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The Whiteness of Statehood: A Review of Arizona and New Mexico 1848–1912 Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2021-05-20 Justine Hecht
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: The Whiteness of Statehood: A Review of Arizona and New Mexico 1848–1912 Justine Hecht (bio) In 1848, thousands of miles away from the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo negotiations that would end the Mexican-American War, Senator John C. Calhoun, famous for his insistence on slavery and white supremacy, argued that the United States must not
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From Illegal to Industrial? The Uneven Geographies of Agave Spirits in Sonora and Beyond Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2021-05-20 Noah Silber-Coats, Emma J. Lawlor
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: From Illegal to Industrial? The Uneven Geographies of Agave Spirits in Sonora and Beyond Noah Silber-Coats and Emma J. Lawlor (bio) In grocery and liquor stores, bars and restaurants, U.S. consumers can now find a dazzling array of agave-based spirits—tequila, mezcal, and even the occasional bottle of the less familiar bacanora from Sonora
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Forgotten Conflict and a Tale of Two Nations: The Battle of El Brazito Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2021-05-20 Patrick Naughton
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Forgotten Conflict and a Tale of Two Nations: The Battle of El Brazito Patrick Naughton (bio) Introduction It is easy to forget that the modern-day peaceful areas surrounding El Paso, Texas, and Vado, New Mexico, were once a bitterly disputed battleground between two young nations. The American 1st Regiment of Missouri Mounted Volunteers
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Enforcing Ecology: Geographies of the Cattle Fever Tick Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2021-05-20 Caroline Tracey
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Enforcing Ecology: Geographies of the Cattle Fever Tick Caroline Tracey (bio) In June of 2013, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) proposing 70 miles of wire-knot game fencing through portions of Texas’s Maverick, Starr, Webb, and Zapata Counties. The document speaks of invasion
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The Organization of the Maestranza de San Blas and the Role of Its Artisans in Alta California Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2021-05-20 Mardith K. Schuetz-Miller
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: The Organization of the Maestranza de San Blas and the Role of Its Artisans in Alta California Mardith K. Schuetz-Miller (bio) The colonization of Alta California might never have been effected had it not been for the Marine Department of San Blas. The department was established by José de Gálvez the year before the first settlements of
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Contents Volume 62: Number 1, Spring 2020 Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2021-05-20
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Contents Volume 62Number 1, Spring 2020 In Memoriam: Raymond H. Thompson 1 Publishing the Southwest: An Editorial Farewell Joseph Carleton Wilder 3 The Stones of Taliesin West: Frank Lloyd Wright and the Petroglyphs of Paradise Valley Aaron M. Wright 5 A Saguaro Diary Edited By Joseph C. Wilder 101 The American Southwest and Biotechnology:
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El Colorado Sawmill: A View into 20th-Century Timber Extraction from the Chihuahua Sierra Madre Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Ana Córdova
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Eelgrass: A Traditional Comcaac (Seri) Seafood and a Revolutionary Source of Grain Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2021-01-01 David Burckhalter
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Linguistic Clues to Kiowa-Tanoan Prehistory Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Michael A. Schillaci,Logan D. Sutton,Søren Wichmann,Sergi López-Torres
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William E. Barnes, Forgotten Booster: Documenting Why Archaeology Came to the University of Arizona Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2021-01-01 David R. Wilcox
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The Earliest Description of the Tarahumara: Letters from Jesuit Missionary Johannes Ratkay Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Robert E. Dahlquist,Raymond H. Thompson,Werner S. Zimmt
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The Moral Standing of Canyons, Cliff Dwellings, and Ancient Artifacts: Philosophical Reflections on Cedar Mesa Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Roy H. May
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A Few Memories of Ray Thompson: A Dedication Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2021-01-01 David R. Wilcox
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STARPAHC, a Telemedicine Project: An Oral History Interview with Peter A. Ruiz Journal of the Southwest Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Peter A. Ruiz,Jeremy Greene