Dimensions of Multi-Ethnicity in Hohokam Society

Summary

We examine multi-ethnicity as a persistent and integral dimension within an overarching concept of Hohokam as a holistic archaeological tradition centered on O’odham peoples in central and southern Arizona. Internal and external multi-ethnic relationships of many sorts abound in the ethnography, oral history, and ethnohistory of descendant O’odham peoples in former Hohokam territory. Post-contact O’odham sources document the expansive geographic range and the multi-faceted nature of such interchanges, with intriguing implications for pre-Hispanic times. As in the pioneering approach of Cal Riley, insights from all these sources are sought to better recognize and understand multi-ethnic relationships and interactions in the Hohokam archaeological record. We explore two contrasting arenas in which multi-ethnic participation may have been key elements: 1) subsistence intensification and sustainability, and 2) institutional transfer and innovation.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 83rd Annual Meeting, Washington, DC (2018)

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Abstract Id(s): 20013