Standing Flower
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.27 (502 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0874806895 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 279 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the AuthorRobert Black is emeritus professor of anthropology at the University of California at Berkeley.
Toward the end of his life, between 1966 and 1969, he recorded a series of reminiscences and folktales in consultation with Robert Black. They came at the invitation of the Hopi to serve as warrior-protectors against marauding Utes, a relocation exceptional in the history of the Pueblo southwest. Not only did the Arizona Tewa fulfill their military and later police duties, eventually a number of them served as brokers or intermediaries between Hispanic and Anglo culture on the one hand and Hopi culture on the other, through it all preserving their language and much of their Rio Grande way of life.Irving Pabanale was no exception, working on the tribal police force, serving as a judge, and then becoming a medicine man. Standing Flower—Irving Pabanale's Tewa name—was born in the latter part of the nineteenth century into a rich and unique heritage. In this volume, Black has compiled these episodes, adding relevant historical and anthropological commentary.This is a unique chronicle of the life of culture broker who witnessed the great changes that too
excellent treatment of a life history A Customer Robert Black does something unusual in this book; he edits and annotates the life history of a Hopi/Tewa Indian who was not a traditionalist, nor an especially warm or amusing man. Standing Flower - the traditional name of Irving Pabanale - was a Hopi policeman, judge, and negotiator with the white government early in this century. Black sat with him for many summers, recording his story. In this book, he does an outstanding job of writing comprehensive explanations and history to anchor this man's tale. I've
. Robert Black is emeritus professor of anthropology at the University of California at Berkeley