Lost Worlds of 1863 – Relocation and Removal of American Indians in the Central Rockies and the Greater Southwest

Illustrations ix Maps x Foreword xi Preface xv Prologue: Indigenous People in a Global Context Myth, Struggle and Survival xxiv Part I Slavery and Removal in California and the Far West 1 1 Lincoln, Free Soil and Frémont: The Emancipation Proclamation and Indian Slavery 3 Commentary: Lincoln and the Pueblos 26 2 Numu (Paiute) Wanderings, Trails, and Tears 27 Commentary: The Military and the Boarding School 54 3 Great Basin Tribal Politics: Western Shoshones, Southern Paiutes, and Colorado Utes 63 Part II The Arizona-Sonoran Experience 67 4 The Long Walk of the Navajos 69 Commentary: The Hopi-Navajo Land Controversy 97 5 Death of Mangas Coloradas, Chiricahua "Renegades," and Apache Prisoners of War 105 6 Treasure Hunters Hunting Deer Hunters: Yavapai and Apache Gold 133 7 With Friends like These: The O'odham Water Controversy 157 Commentary: Mormons and Lamanites 183 Part III From Removal (Ethnic Cleansing) to Genocide 189 8 From Battle to Massacre on the Bear River 191 9 Slaying the Deer Slayers in Mexico: The Yaqui Experience 222 10 Epilogue: After Relocation, from Geronimo to Houser 247 Notes 270 For Further Reading 341 Acknowledgments 350 Index 355