Background
Mr. Hart was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, on December 27, 1945. He is a son of Edward L. (a professor of English) and Eleanor (a musician; maiden name, Coleman) Hart.
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Pedro Pino: Governor of Zuni Pueblo, 1830-1878
(Pedro Pino, or Lai-iu-ah-tsai-lu (his Zuni name) was for ...)
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, interacting with foreigners-from prominent military and scientific expeditions to common emigrants-and documenting all in a remarkable archive. Steeped in Zuni traditions, he was known among other things for his diplomatic savvy, as a great warrior, for his oratory, and for his honesty and hospitality. More than a biography, Richard Hart's work provides a history of Zuni during an especially significant period. Also the author ofZuni and the Courts: A Struggle for Sovereign Land Rights and the co-author of A Zuni Atlas, Hart originally wrote the manuscript in 1979 after a decade of historical work for Zuni Pueblo. He then set it aside but continued to pursue research about and for Zuni. Its publication, at last, inscribes an important contribution to Pueblo history and biography and a testimonial to a remarkable Native American leader. In an afterword written for this publication, Hart discusses his original intentions in writing about Pedro Pino and Zuni and situates the biography in relation to current scholarship. 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, interacting with foreigners-from prominent military and scientific expeditions to common emigrants-and documenting all in a remarkable archive. Steeped in Zuni traditions, he was known among other things for his diplomatic savvy, as a great warrior, for his oratory, and for his honesty and hospitality. More than a biography, Richard Hart's work provides a history of Zuni during an especially significant period. Also the author ofZuni and the Courts: A Struggle for Sovereign Land Rights and the co-author of A Zuni Atlas, Hart originally wrote the manuscript in 1979 after a decade of historical work for Zuni Pueblo. He then set it aside but continued to pursue research about and for Zuni. Its publication, at last, inscribes an important contribution to Pueblo history and biography and a testimonial to a remarkable Native American leader. In an afterword written for this publication, Hart discusses his original intentions in writing about Pedro Pino and Zuni and situates the biography in relation to current scholarship.
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That awesome space: Human interaction with the intermountain landscape (Westwater Press series on current issues in the American West)
(That awesome space: Human interaction with the intermount...)
That awesome space: Human interaction with the intermountain landscape (Westwater Press series on current issues in the American West) [L. Richard Hart, Illustrated]
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Zuni Atlas (Civilization of American Indian)
(To an extent much greater than many other tribes and ethn...)
To an extent much greater than many other tribes and ethnic cultures, the Zunis have maintained their tribal traditions. This book, designed for the general reader, offers an excellent summary of Zuni tribal history, ethnology, archaelogy, and contemporary development. Based on a decade of research, A Zuni Atlas examines forty-four topics, each with a pertinent map and accompanying narrative. Although the authors are not Zunis, the substantive new archaelogical, historical, and ethnohistorical material in this book has been approved by Zuni political and religious leaders.
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Zuni and the Courts: A Struggle for Sovereign Land Rights
(Three decades ago-years after most tribes had filed land ...)
Three decades ago-years after most tribes had filed land claims-the Zuni initiated legal battles related to aboriginal claims, rights, and use that few experts thought they could win. Yet by 1991 they had achieved three major victories. In the first case, the Zuni sued the United States seeking payment for aboriginal territorial lands taken without adequate compensation. In the second, also against the United States, the tribe sought compensation for environmental damages to Zuni trust lands caused by the U.S. Government and by private industry where the federal government should have provided protection. And in the third, the U.S. government sued a private rancher on the Zuni's behalf to establish an easement protecting an ancient religious trail. Providing a new overview of these cases and Zuni history, Richard Hart has gathered together essays written by many of those who testified for the Zuni-historians, archaeologists, anthropologists, and scientist-as well as commentary from the tribe's lawyers. The authors simplify the complex nature of the testimony, making it accessible to a wide audience. They cover such diverse but significant issues as Spanish law and land grants, tribal aboriginal title, the Navajo Wars, U.S. territorial policy, deforestation, erosion, geomorphology, dendrochronology, environmental history, anthropology, archaeology, education, folklore, oral history, and religion. Tying together current events with cultural and legal history, Zuni and the Courts provides not only expert observations on how and why the Zuni succeeded but offers insight into how similar cases can be fought and won.
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E. Richard Hart
Edit ProfileEducation
E. Richard Hart finished from University of Utah, receiving Bachelor of Arts in 1969 and Master of Arts in 1971.
Career
From 1977 to 1984 Mr. Hart served at Institute of the American West, Sun Valley, ID, helding the position of a director. In 1984 he was appointed executive director at Institute of the North American West, Seattle, WA. He also worked as a writer.
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Zuni and the Courts: A Struggle for Sovereign Land Rights
(Three decades ago-years after most tribes had filed land ...)
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That awesome space: Human interaction with the intermountain landscape (Westwater Press series on current issues in the American West)
(That awesome space: Human interaction with the intermount...)
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Zuni Atlas (Civilization of American Indian)
(To an extent much greater than many other tribes and ethn...)
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Pedro Pino: Governor of Zuni Pueblo, 1830-1878
(Pedro Pino, or Lai-iu-ah-tsai-lu (his Zuni name) was for ...)
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Zuni and the Courts: A Struggle for Sovereign Land Rights
Connections
E. Richard Hart married Mary Lou Cook in 1967 (marriage ended in 1971). Lynette Westendorf became his second wife on July 27, 1974. Mr. Hart has two children: Jeffery L., Reuben C.
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