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How the Pueblos Became Global: Colonial Appropriations, Resistance, and Diversity in the North American Southwest

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Theories of colonialism and modernity often present divergent ways of understanding how indigenous populations became global, yet there are several points of intersection. These points include: (1) the heterogeneity present within indigenous groups that led to varied experiences of colonialism, (2) the diversity in colonial programs, (3) how the colonized and the colonizers appropriated goods and labor from each other, and (4) the variable practices of indigenous resistance. These intersections are illustrated through a discussion of the Pueblos of the North American Southwest, from the late “precontact” period (ca. AD 1400) to the present.

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Les théories sur le colonialisme et la modernité présentent souvent des façons divergentes pour comprendre comment les populations indigènes sont devenues globales, pourtant il existe plusieurs points d’intersection. Ces points comprennent: (1) l’hétérogénéité présente dans les groupes indigènes qui ont mené à différentes expériences du colonialisme, (2) la diversité des programmes de colonialisme, (3) comment les colonisés et les colonisateurs se sont appropriés des biens et du travail les uns des autres, et (4) les différentes pratiques de la résistance indigène. Ces intersections sont illustrées par le biais d’une discussion des Pueblos du Nord-Ouest américain, de la période de pré-contact jusqu’à présent.

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Las teorías del colonialismo y la modernidad presentan a menudo formas divergentes de explicar cómo las poblaciones indígenas se extendieron por todo el mundo, aunque existen varios puntos de divergencia, a saber: (1) la heterogeneidad existente entre los grupos de indígenas que llevó a las más variadas formas de colonialismo, (2) la diversidad de los proyectos coloniales, (3) cómo los colonizados y los colonizadores se apropiaron de los productos y la mano de obra mutua; y (4) las distintas modalidades de resistencia indígena. Estas divergencias se ilustran en un debate sobre los “Pueblos del suroeste de Norteamérica”, desde el periodo tardío antes de entrar en contacto (aproximadamente, 1400 d. C.) hasta la actualidad.

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Mills, B.J. How the Pueblos Became Global: Colonial Appropriations, Resistance, and Diversity in the North American Southwest. Arch 4, 218–232 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11759-008-9070-z

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