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.