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How the World Moves: The Odyssey of an American Indian Family

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A compelling portrait of cultural transition and assimilation by way of the saga of one Acoma Pueblo Indian family

Born in 1861 in New Mexico’s Acoma Pueblo, Edward Proctor Hunt lived a tribal life almost unchanged for centuries. But after attending government schools he broke together with his people’s ancient codes to grow to be a shopkeeper and controversial broker between Indian and white worlds. As a Wild West Show Indian he travelled in Europe together with his circle of relatives, and saw his sons grow to be silversmiths, painters, and consultants on Indian Lore. In 1928, in a life-culminating revel in, he recited his version of the origin myth of Acoma Pueblo to Smithsonian Institution scholars.

Nabokov narrates the fascinating story of Hunt’s life within a multicultural and historical context. Chronicling Pueblo Indian life and Anglo/Indian relations during the last century and a half, he explores how this entrepreneurial circle of relatives capitalized at the nation’s passion for Indian culture. On this wealthy book, Nabokov dramatizes how the Hunts, like immigrants during history, faced anguishing decisions over staying put or striking out for economic independence, and experienced the pivotal passage from tradition to modernity.

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