Indigenous Communities and Water Rights in Colonial Puebla: Patterns of Resistance
1992 ◽
Vol 48
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pp. 463-483
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Agriculture was at the center of the Poblano indigenous communal economy, and therefore, successful harvests were the motor of the community's survival. The struggle to retain land by Indians was a fundamental part of their quest to retain a viable community, but for some, an equally important task was to maintain control of water rights. The central place of sufficient water resources for the well-being of the collectivity was often expressed when village elders complained that its loss led to migration of substantial numbers to more vital economic regions. As such, the defense of water resources had a more important place in the survival mechanisms of indigenous groups than usually accorded it by scholars.
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2003 ◽
Vol 1
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pp. 140-157
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1976 ◽
Vol 12
(6)
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pp. 1181-1190
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