Narratives of Persistence: Indigenous Negotiations of Colonialism in Alta and Baja California: Lee M. Panich, University of Arizona Press, Tucson, 2020. 240 pp., 20 figs., 4 tables, index. $55.55 cloth.

The book is dedicated to the case study of two communities with different trajectories: the Paipai in the Mexican state of Baja California, and the Ohlone of the San Francisco Bay area, in northern California. The archaeology of persistence started with studies about colonialism and indigenous communities in the United States, principally with the works of Steve Silliman and Panich himself. In several moments, Panich transcribes comments from members of the communities that destabilize constructions of traditional narratives about their demise: "we are still here" (Paipai) and "the missions were not successful" (Salinan/Rumsien Ohlone). [Extracted from the article]