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Title:
Forced to abandon our fields : the 1914 Clay Southworth Gila River Pima interviews / David H. DeJong.
Author:
DeJong, David H.
Publication Information:
Salt Lake City : University of Utah Press, ©2011.
Call Number:
E99 .P6 D448 2011
ISBN:
9781607810957
Physical Description:
x, 177 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Contents:
Introduction : Indians starving to death -- High and dry -- Forced to abandon our fields -- The Southworth interviews -- Friends of the Pima speak out -- Pima calendar sticks -- Epilogue: Pima water rights, 1914-2007.

Southworth interviewees: Juan Thomas (Blackwater District) -- Havelena (Blackwater District) -- Frank Hayes (Blackwater District) -- Samuel Scoffer (Blackwaqter District) -- Jose Pablo (Yaqui Ditch) -- Juan Enas (Blackwater District) -- John Hayes (Sacaton Flats District) -- Has Makil (Sacaton Flats) -- Antonitte [Antonito] Azul (Sacaton Flats) -- John Manual (Santan) -- Apachoes (Ancient Sweetwater and Old Maricopa) -- John Makil (Casa Blanca Ditch) -- Kisto Brown (Snaketown and Bridlestood Districts) -- Benjamin Thomas (Sranuka and Santa Cruz) -- George Pablo (Detailed and General Ditch Histories) -- Ho-ke Wilson (Sweetwater and other districts) -- Slurn Vanico (Ancient Sweetwater and other districts) -- Meguel (Santan District) -- William Johnson (Casa Blanca) -- Cos-Chin (Santan) -- Jose Enis (Santan District) -- Juan Jose (Santan District) -- Harvier (Santan District) -- Juna Osif (Sweetwater District) -- Juan Manuel, Chir-Purtke (Sranuka Ditch) -- Chief Thomas (Sranuka District) -- Juan Lagons (Hollen Ditch) -- James Hollen (Hollen Ditch) -- Joseph Head (Casa Blanca and other districts) -- John Rhodes (Gila Crossing District) -- Oliver Sanderson (Gila Crossing District) -- Letters: Charles H. Cook (General overview) -- C.H. Ellis (General overview) -- David M. Wynkoop (General overview) -- Calendars: Juan Thomas of Blackwater -- Mejoe Jackson -- Epilogue: Pima Water Rights, 1914-2007.
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