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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS my greatest debt is to the many Cucapá families in the delta whose hospitality, kindness, and patience made this research possible. For their friendship and support I would like to extend my deepest thanks to Antonia Torres González, Citlalli Itzel Ruano Torres, María González Portillo , Ruth Guadalupe González González, Noemí Berenice González González, Sol Navil Rodelo Torres, and Juana Torres González. For their wisdom and guidance throughout my fieldwork I thank Inocencia Gonz ález Sainz, Raquel Portillo Tambo, Onésimo González Sainz, Francisco Javier González Sainz, Colin Soto, and Mónica Paulina González Portillo. For looking out for me more generally I would like to thank Francisco Alejandro Galindo Flores, José Ramiro Martínez Morales, and Francisco Javier González González. For teaching me how to chase rainbows and pronounce words I would like to thank Casca, Neto, Adriana, Suki, Popo, Corey, and Aneth. I am also grateful to Perla, Nieshpak, Nirvana, Casimira , Edith, Andrés, and Margie for their friendship and hospitality. The Cucapá chief, whom I call Don Madeleno here, was a kind and gentle guide throughout my fieldwork. I am extremely grateful to have had the time that I did with this wise and committed individual. Don Madeleno died of a heart attack in October 2007. His passing represents a great loss to those fortunate enough to have known him. The faculty in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Toronto o√ered excellent guidance throughout the course of my doctoral research. I am particularly grateful to Bonnie McElhinny and Jack Sidnell, for trusting me with this project and allowing it to take its own shape. Jack Sidnell has helped shape this project since its very first inception as supervisor for master’s work. His conceptual and moral support have carried this project through many awkward stages. Bonnie McElhinny provided incisive and detailed commentary on the initial stages of this manuscript. xii Acknowledgments The final product, in both narrative form and theoretical scope, has been greatly shaped by her suggestions and criticisms. Michael Lambek, Valentina Napolitano, Gavin Smith, Tania Li, Monica Heller, Bruce Miller, and Sandra Bamford o√ered critical commentary at various stages of my research. I am also grateful for the comments I received from scholars at other institutions at di√erent stages of this research , including Benedict Colombi, Les Field, Alexander Dawson, and David Rojinsky. My cohort at the University of Toronto also provided intellectual and moral support throughout the early stages of this project. I would like to thank Lori-Anne Théroux-Bénoni, Emma Varley, Zoë H. Wool, Janet McLaughlin and Abigail Sone. Max Ascrizzi, Sally Vernon, and Anna Kramer read and o√ered comments on drafts of this manuscript. I would also like to acknowledge the friendship and support of Terese Bressette, Mike MacLean, Jake Fleming, and Jana McQuilkin. Joshua Barker was a consistent source of advice throughout the early stages of this research. Conversations with Jonathan and Nancy Barker also helped refine the scope of this project. Several other individuals provided crucial moral support at di√erent stages in the writing of this manuscript including Anne Marie and Pat Owens, Joe and Lynn Ascrizzi, Maddie and Billie Stanton, Donna Sartonowitz, Jimmy Ryan, Maureen Ryan, and Lee H. Merrick. Many of the environmentalists working in the Colorado delta were a source of encouragement during my fieldwork in Mexico. I am grateful to Guadalupe Fonseca Molina, Alejandra Calvo Fonseca, Francisco Zamora, and Osvel Hinojosa Huerta. Their dedication to the environmental revival of the delta and to finding ways to improve the quality of life for residents of the area was a consistent source of inspiration for me during my fieldwork. Edith Santiago-Serrano opened her home to me when I first arrived in Mexico and provided consistent technical and moral support throughout the course of my fieldwork. Conversations with Mark Lellouch consistently reinvigorated my research program. Joaquín Murrieta has been an important interlocutor throughout the course of this research. His work, motivation, creativity, and dedication had a huge impact on this project. Part of this manuscript was completed during a summer writing residency at the School of Advanced Research (sar). The network of scholars and associates integral to this program o√ered advice and encouragement at a critical moment in my writing process. I am particularly thankful to [44.213.80.203] Project MUSE (2024-03-29 00:59 GMT) Acknowledgments xiii James F. Brooks...