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A Chemehuevi Song: The Resilience of a Southern Paiute Tribe . Indigenous Confluences Series. By Clifford E. Trafzer. Foreword by Larry Myers. (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2015. xx + 308 pp. Illustrations, maps, glossary, notes, bibliography, index. $45.00.) Clifford E. Trafzer has produced a thorough history of the Chemehuevi people, whose ancestral home is in the present states of California, Nevada, and Arizona. Central to A Chemehuevi Song is the recurring theme of the ethnogenesis of Chemehuevi. According to Trafzer, “Chemehuevi culture is alive today through the dynamic process of ethnogenesis. Their culture has changed in many ways as a result of contact with newcomers, but the essence of cultural identity remains strong among the people. Songs, prayers, and stories call … rbales{at}csumb.edu

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