Using a Pueblo Chthonic Lens to Examine the Impacts of Spanish Colonialism on New Mexico Pueblos

June L. Lorenzo

Using a Pueblo Chthonic Lens to Examine the Impacts of Spanish Colonialism on New Mexico Pueblos

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June L. Lorenzo Arizona State University USA

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Pages:: 59–82

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1007/9789463510141_005

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For the Pueblo peoples of New Mexico, the foundation of our Mother Earth and our relationship with her is key to our Indigenous legal tradition, and this relationship is both defined and shaped by Indigenous laws. These laws—guided by our values—set forth rules for multiple interactions: between humans, humans and the environment, and non-human beings. Further, how we live in this environment, how we nurture our relationship with our Mother, and how we emulate the original instructions for treatment of one another are integral to our Indigenous legal traditions. And yet, in contemporary discussions among Pueblo peoples about Spanish colonialism and decolonization, we often fail to discuss the significance and impact of the meeting of different legal traditions—Pueblo and Spanish. In this chapter, I propose a comparison of the Pueblo chthonic legal tradition with the colonial Spanish civil legal tradition as a useful approach towards fuller understanding of the impact of Spanish colonial laws on Pueblo peoples. Such comparison helps us to appreciate the process of negotiation between Pueblo peoples and Spanish colonists when the two legal traditions met and is not only helpful in understanding the past, but also instructive as Pueblo peoples move into the future.

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