«“This collection of essays by eminent scholars gives us an up-to-the-minute state of the field of Native American studies from a breathtaking continental perspective."—AndrÉs ResÉndez, author of Conquering the Pacific: An Unknown Mariner and the Final Great Voyage of the Age of Discovery

"Hemispheric in its geographic scope, broad in its chronology, and interdisciplinary in its methods, this landmark work immerses readers in diverse indigenous societies, economies, and borderlands from the sixteenth to twentieth centuries. The authors use new sources and approaches to highlight the active role of indigenous peoples living within and beyond the purview of empires and nations across the Western Hemisphere."—Yanna Yannakakis, author of Since Time Immemorial: Native Custom and Law in Colonial Mexico»