From back cover:
“My ancestors of the Southern Paiute people practiced agriculture before European colonization. We cultivated crops such as corn, squash, melons, gourds, sunflowers, beans, and wheat, primarily using floodplain farming techniques with reservoirs and irrigation ditches. Before European contact, my people engaged in a form of agriculture that was well-suited to our environment. We would plant the crops in the spring and use the natural flooding of the Colorado River basin to irrigate their fields. This method of farming allowed us to sustain ourselves on a diet primarily composed of the crops we cultivated. The introduction of animal agriculture through colonization significantly changed our traditional way of life and diet. Prior to this, our diet was centered around the crops we grew and gathered from the land.”
