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Alfonso Ortiz was a Tewa cultural anthropologist from Ohkay Owingeh, formerly San Juan Pueblo, in New Mexico. His book The Tewa World: Space, Time, Being, and Becoming in a Pueblo Society, published in 1969, analyzed Tewa concepts of place, time, ritual, and social life. Ortiz also edited and wrote on Pueblo cultures, co-edited American Indian Myths and Legends, and worked as an advocate for Native American rights.

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Who was Alfonso Ortiz?

Alfonso Ortiz was a Tewa cultural anthropologist from Ohkay Owingeh in New Mexico, formerly known as San Juan Pueblo. He lived from 1939 to 1997 and combined academic anthropology with work centered on Pueblo community knowledge.

What is The Tewa World about?

The Tewa World: Space, Time, Being, and Becoming in a Pueblo Society was published by the University of Chicago Press in 1969. Ortiz analyzes Tewa concepts of place, time, ritual, social relations, and existence rather than reducing Pueblo life to outside categories. [Yale eHRAF record](https://ehrafworldcultures.yale.edu/cultures/nt18/documents/016)

What does Tewa refer to in Alfonso Ortiz's work?

Tewa refers to a Pueblo cultural and linguistic community in New Mexico and nearby regions. Ohkay Owingeh, Ortiz's home community, was formerly called San Juan Pueblo, so the book's perspective is grounded in a specific community rather than an abstract account of all Pueblo peoples.

Why is Alfonso Ortiz important in Indigenous anthropology?

He showed how an Indigenous scholar could analyze Pueblo concepts of space, time, and ritual from within a Tewa intellectual world. The 1969 publication of The Tewa World made those concepts central to a major anthropological study of Pueblo society.

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