| Book Review | The Western Historical Quarterly, 37.3

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Pueblo Indian Agriculture. By James A. Vlasich. (Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2005. xix + 363 pp. Illustrations, map, notes, bibliography, index. $34.95.)

The New Mexico Indians have farmed the silt-rich mouths of arroyos and the flood plains of rivers large and small for at least two thousand years. Called Pueblos by the Spanish, they mainly clustered along the Rio Grande river and its major tributaries. They built sophisticated irrigation systems and developed ingenious methods to conserve water. Farming accompanied by priest-led ceremonials to placate gods and bring rain described Pueblo life. The entire community took responsibility for keeping irrigation ditches in repair, while families controlled individual fields.

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