Editors Moises Gonzales and Enrique R. Lamadrid have crafted a landmark volume on the history, culture, and contemporary valences of these peoples. . . . This impressive collection of essays brings us that much closer to understanding the often painfully complicated lives and richly complex heritage that grows ever more vital among the descendants of those children (of war).--James F. Brooks, Journal of American Ethnic History

Underscoring the rootedness of place and the importance of resistance in the persistence and continuation of Genízaro cultural identity, this work stands at the forefront of Genízaro scholarship. Highly recommended.--G. R Campbell, Choice

Underscoring the rootedness of place and the importance of resistance in the persistence and continuation of Genízaro cultural identity, this work stands at the forefront of Genízaro scholarship. Highly recommended.--G. R Campbell, Choice

A historical shroud has long concealed the history and legacy of an important segment of the New Mexico population, Indian slaves known as genízaros. With the help of experts in many fields, Nación Genízara has removed much of this shroud, revealing a rich new layer of regional society and culture.--Richard Melzer, coauthor of A History of New Mexico Since Statehood

This groundbreaking anthology brings together the latest scholarship on Genízaros, a uniquely New Mexican ethnic identity, which is the object of a burgeoning, multidisciplinary field of study.--Rick Hendricks, coauthor of Four Square Leagues: Pueblo Indian Land in New Mexico