Includes bibliographical references (pages [215]-243) and index.
Native Americans and colonialism : an introduction -- Native life and labor : a California rancho perspective -- Revisiting history : Native Americans at Rancho Petaluma -- Lost laborers in Northern California : search and recovery -- Things of everyday life : material culture on Rancho Petaluma -- Food and politics on colonial ranchos : the Petaluma case -- Colonial worlds, indigenous practices : interpreting Rancho Petaluma -- Conclusion : Stepping back and moving forward