Indigenous Borderlands in the Formation of the Early American West by ICW: California & the West published on 2016-03-05T00:30:59Z "Indigenous Borderlands in the Formation of the Early American West" March 3, 2016 The Huntington Natale Zappia is an assistant professor of history at Whittier College specializing in the environmental history of the early America. His work explores the intersection of continental trading networks, food pathways, and ecological transformations across the West. His recent book, "Traders and Raiders: The Indigenous World of the Colorado Basin" (UNC Press, 2014), tells the history the early American Lower Colorado River, a watershed that looms large over the modern urban landscapes of Los Angeles and other western cities. Zappia is now at work on a new book project, “Food Frontiers: Borderland Ecologies in Early America,” which explores the evolution of food systems in early North America. Zappia is also the Associate Project Director of the Early California Cultural Atlas (www.ecai.org/ecca), a digital atlas mapping Indigenous migration across California between 1769-1848. Genre Learning
