• View of the Rincón Zapoteco (“Zapotec Corner” region of the Sierra Norte) from San Juan Yaée, Villa Alta.
    Credit: Julius Kniffki

  • 18th century Letter of Attorney, Villa Alta, Oaxaca.
    Credit: AHJO Villa Alta Civil Leg. 8 Exp 2.06

  • Bell, San Juan Yaée, Villa Alta.
    Credit: Julius Kniffki

  • 18th century Letter of Attorney, Villa Alta, Oaxaca.
    Credit: AHJO Villa Alta Civil Leg. 8 Exp 2.06

Power of Attorney constructs a geography of indigenous legal culture through digital maps and visualizations.

This project:

iBox 1

Maps relationships among people, places, and courts created by a common legal procedure: the granting of power of attorney.

iBox 2

Analyzes socio-spatial networks and flows of knowledge and power created by power of attorney.

iBox 3

Contributes to interdisciplinary scholarship that shows how native people interacted with the law across geographical expanses and differences of language and culture.