{"product_id":"paiute-lands-robert-lundahl-9798995166122","title":"Paiute Lands: Democracy in the Early Americas","description":"\u003cp\u003eConversations with Matthew Leivas Sr. (Chemehuevi Hereditary Chief) and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The American experiment didn't begin in Philadelphia-it was already thousands of years old.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile history acknowledges the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) influence on the formative democratic traditions of the United States, a parallel truth remains hidden in the vast expanses of the West. Across four states, the lands of the Paiute and Chemehuevi held a sophisticated, egalitarian governance structure long before the arrival of the first European settlers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough a series of unblinking conversations with \u003cstrong\u003eChemehuevi Hereditary Chief Matthew Leivas Sr.\u003c\/strong\u003e and other tribal leaders, this work uncovers a democratic nation that existed before and within a nation. These were self-governing bodies united by common beliefs, shared values, and deep family structures-a diaspora now engaged in a modern-day \u003cstrong\u003eReconstruction\u003c\/strong\u003e. This is the forensic record of a people reclaiming their originative principles, proving that the roots of American consensus are buried deep in the desert soil of the Great Basin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Lundahl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798995166122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Agence\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 182\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.63d","brand":"Robert Lundahl","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49172751188223,"sku":"9798995166122","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/paiute-lands-robert-lundahl-9798995166122","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}