University of New Mexico UNM Digital Repository American Studies ETDs Electronic Theses and Dissertations 9-3-2013 When is a Convento Kiva? : A Postcolonial-Critical Indigenous Critique of the Convento Kiva at Pecos National Historical Park David Holtkamp Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/amst_etds Recommended Citation Holtkamp, David. "When is a Convento Kiva? : A Postcolonial-Critical Indigenous Critique of the Convento Kiva at Pecos National Historical Park." (2013). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/amst_etds/19 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Electronic Theses and Dissertations at UNM Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in American Studies ETDs by an authorized administrator of UNM Digital Repository. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. i WHEN IS A CONVENTO KIVA? A POSTCOLONIAL-CRITICAL INDIGENOUS CRITIQUE OF THE CONVENTO KIVA AT PECOS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK by DAVID M. HOLTKAMP Bachelor of Arts, Anthropology and Religious Studies, University of New Mexico THESIS Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts American Studies The University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico May, 2013 ii Acknowledgements First I would like to thank my committee for their guidance in this project; Dr. A. Gabriel Meléndez for his guidance since the fall of 2009 that sparked my interest in the discipline of American Studies; Dr. Jennifer Denetdale for her guidance in the many facets of critical indigenous studies outside of archaeology; and Dr. Joe Watkins for his guidance regarding the complex intersections that archaeology has with Native peoples.