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Navajo Life

Author : Hildegard Thompson
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781497581456
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (814 download)

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Download or read book Navajo Life written by Hildegard Thompson and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-04-08 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells the story of a Navajo girl named Bah and her brother Kee, beautifully illustrated by Navajo artist Andrew Tsihnijinnie. First published in 1946, it was used in schools and to teach literacy to adult Navajos. It is dedicated to all children, Navajo and non-Navajo alike. The bold and graphic illustrations by Andrew Tsinajinnie reflect Navajo Life of that era. He was already making a living as an artist at the time and was named an Arizona Living Treasure in 1991 . Native Child Dinetah has colorized the illustrations to introduce a new generation of readers to this great artist and children's book. Starting in the 1930s, the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs began publishing many collaborations illustrated by Native Americans and largely penned by Anglo writers as bilingual textbooks . They were the first bilingual materials published on any large scale in this country. This was a time of change. The BIA was just beginning to allow Native Americans to speak their own languages, because until then Congress had mandated total assimilation. So the BIA's bilingual textbooks, published under the rubric of Indian Life Readers, was considered revolutionary. This is such a book.

Diné

Author : Peter Iverson
Publisher : UNM Press
ISBN 13 : 9780826327154
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (271 download)

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Download or read book Diné written by Peter Iverson and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 2002-08-28 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most complete and current history of the largest American Indian nation in the U.S., based on extensive new archival research, traditional histories, interviews, and personal observation.

Marietta Wetherill

Author : Marietta Wetherill
Publisher : UNM Press
ISBN 13 : 9780826318206
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (182 download)

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Download or read book Marietta Wetherill written by Marietta Wetherill and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While her husband Richard excavated ruins and created a trading post empire at the turn of the century, Marietta learned the rituals and reality of Navajo life from medicine men.

The Book of the Navajo

Author : Raymond Friday Locke
Publisher : Holloway House Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780876875001
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (75 download)

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Download or read book The Book of the Navajo written by Raymond Friday Locke and published by Holloway House Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Dinétah

Author : Lawrence D. Sundberg
Publisher : Sunstone Press
ISBN 13 : 9780865342217
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book Dinétah written by Lawrence D. Sundberg and published by Sunstone Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A chronicle of the Navajo people describing the hardships and rewards of early band life, and how they dealt with the influences of Spanish, Mexican and American forces.

Navajos Wear Nikes

Author : Jim Kristofic
Publisher : UNM Press
ISBN 13 : 0826349471
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (263 download)

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Download or read book Navajos Wear Nikes written by Jim Kristofic and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Navajos Wear Nikes reveals the complexity of modern life on the Navajo Reservation, a world where Anglo and Navajo coexist in a tenuous truce. With tales of gangs and skinwalkers, an Indian Boy Scout troop, a fanatical Sunday school teacher, and the author's own experience of sincere friendships that lead to hozho (beautiful harmony), Kristofic's memoir is an honest portrait of an Anglo boy growing up on and growing to love the Reservation. --publisher's description.

A History of Navajo Nation Education

Author : Wendy Shelly Greyeyes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780816544875
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (448 download)

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Download or read book A History of Navajo Nation Education written by Wendy Shelly Greyeyes and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the heels of the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Department of Diné Education, this important education history explains how the current Navajo educational system is a complex terrain of power relationships, competing agendas, and jurisdictional battles influenced by colonial pressures and tribal resistance. In providing the historical roots to today's challenges, Wendy Shelly Greyeyes clears the path and provides a go-to reference to move discussions forward.

A Diné History of Navajoland

Author : Klara Kelley
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 0816538743
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book A Diné History of Navajoland written by Klara Kelley and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2019-10-22 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time, a sweeping history of the Diné that is foregrounded in oral tradition. Authors Klara Kelley and Harris Francis share Diné history from pre-Columbian time to the present, using ethnographic interviews in which Navajo people reveal their oral histories on key events such as Athabaskan migrations, trading and trails, Diné clans, the Long Walk of 1864, and the struggle to keep their culture alive under colonizers who brought the railroad, coal mining, trading posts, and, finally, climate change. The early chapters, based on ceremonial origin stories, tell about Diné forebears. Next come the histories of Diné clans from late pre-Columbian to early post-Columbian times, and the coming together of the Diné as a sovereign people. Later chapters are based on histories of families, individuals, and communities, and tell how the Diné have struggled to keep their bond with the land under settler encroachment, relocation, loss of land-based self-sufficiency through the trading-post system, energy resource extraction, and climate change. Archaeological and documentary information supplements the oral histories, providing a comprehensive investigation of Navajo history and offering new insights into their twentieth-century relationships with Hispanic and Anglo settlers. For Diné readers, the book offers empowering histories and stories of Diné cultural sovereignty. “In short,” the authors say, “it may help you to know how you came to be where—and who—you are.”

Medicine and Miracles in the High Desert

Author : Erica M. Elliott
Publisher : Bear
ISBN 13 : 9781591434191
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (341 download)

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Download or read book Medicine and Miracles in the High Desert written by Erica M. Elliott and published by Bear. This book was released on 2021-11-09 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: • Details the author’s time living with the Navajo people as a teacher, sheepherder, and doctor and her profound experiences with the people, animals, and spirits • Shows how she learned the Navajo language to bridge the cultural divide • Reveals the miracles she witnessed, including her own miracle when the elders prayed for healing of a tumor on her neck • Shares her fearsome encounters with a mountain lion and a shape-shifting “skin walker” and how she fulfilled a prophecy by returning as a doctor In 1971, Erica Elliott arrived on the Navajo Reservation as a newly minted schoolteacher, knowing nothing about her students or their culture. After a discouraging first week, she almost leaves in despair, unable to communicate with the children or understand cultural cues. But once she starts learning the language, the people begin to trust her, welcoming her into their homes and their hearts. As she is drawn into the mystical world of Navajo life, she has a series of profound experiences with the people, animals, and spirits of Canyon de Chelly that change her life forever. In this compelling memoir, the author details her time living with the Navajo, the Diné people, and her experiences with their enchanting land, healing ceremonies, and rich traditions. She shares how her love for her students transformed her life as well as the lives of the children. She reveals the miracles she witnessed during this time, including her own miracle when the elders prayed for healing of a tumor on her neck. She survives fearsome encounters with a mountain lion and a shape-shifting “skin walker.” She learns how to herd sheep, make fry bread, and weave traditional rugs, experiencing for herself the life of a traditional Navajo woman. Fulfilling a Navajo grandmother’s prophecy, the author returns years later to serve the Navajo people as a medical doctor in an underfunded clinic, delivering numerous babies and treating sick people day and night. She also reveals how, when a medicine man offers to thank her with a ceremony, more miracles unfold. Sharing her life-changing deep dive into Navajo culture, Erica Elliott’s inspiring story reveals the transformation possible from immersion in a spiritually rich culture as well as the power of reaching out to others with joy, respect, and an open heart.

Navajo Land, Navajo Culture

Author : Robert S. McPherson
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 9780806134109
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (341 download)

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Download or read book Navajo Land, Navajo Culture written by Robert S. McPherson and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Navajo Land, Navajo Culture, Robert S. McPherson presents an intimate history of the Diné, or Navajo people, of southeastern Utah. Moving beyond standard history by incorporating Native voices, the author shows how the Dine's culture and economy have both persisted and changed during the twentieth century. As the dominant white culture increasingly affected their worldview, these Navajos adjusted to change, took what they perceived as beneficial, and shaped or filtered outside influences to preserve traditional values. With guidance from Navajo elders, McPherson describes varied experiences ranging from traditional deer hunting to livestock reduction, from bartering at a trading post to acting in John Ford movies, and from the coming of the automobile to the burgeoning of the tourist industry. Clearly written and richly detailed, this book offers new perspectives on a people who have adapted to new conditions while shaping their own destiny.

Two Spirits

Author : Walter L. Williams
Publisher : Lethe Press
ISBN 13 : 1590210603
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Two Spirits written by Walter L. Williams and published by Lethe Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty years after publishing his groundbreaking "The Spirit and the Flesh," anthropologist Williams teams up with award-winning writer Johnson to produce a work of historical fiction that is striking in its evocation of Navajo philosophy and spirituality.

Dreaming of Sheep in Navajo Country

Author : Marsha Weisiger
Publisher : University of Washington Press
ISBN 13 : 0295803193
Total Pages : 423 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (958 download)

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Download or read book Dreaming of Sheep in Navajo Country written by Marsha Weisiger and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2011-11-15 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dreaming of Sheep in Navajo Country offers a fresh interpretation of the history of Navajo (Diné) pastoralism. The dramatic reduction of livestock on the Navajo Reservation in the 1930s -- when hundreds of thousands of sheep, goats, and horses were killed -- was an ambitious attempt by the federal government to eliminate overgrazing on an arid landscape and to better the lives of the people who lived there. Instead, the policy was a disaster, resulting in the loss of livelihood for Navajos -- especially women, the primary owners and tenders of the animals -- without significant improvement of the grazing lands. Livestock on the reservation increased exponentially after the late 1860s as more and more people and animals, hemmed in on all sides by Anglo and Hispanic ranchers, tried to feed themselves on an increasingly barren landscape. At the beginning of the twentieth century, grazing lands were showing signs of distress. As soil conditions worsened, weeds unpalatable for livestock pushed out nutritious native grasses, until by the 1930s federal officials believed conditions had reached a critical point. Well-intentioned New Dealers made serious errors in anticipating the human and environmental consequences of removing or killing tens of thousands of animals. Environmental historian Marsha Weisiger examines the factors that led to the poor condition of the range and explains how the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Navajos, and climate change contributed to it. Using archival sources and oral accounts, she describes the importance of land and stock animals in Navajo culture. By positioning women at the center of the story, she demonstrates the place they hold as significant actors in Native American and environmental history. Dreaming of Sheep in Navajo Country is a compelling and important story that looks at the people and conditions that contributed to a botched policy whose legacy is still felt by the Navajos and their lands today.

Social Life of the Navajo Indians

Author : Gladys Amanda Reichard
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Social Life of the Navajo Indians written by Gladys Amanda Reichard and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents information gather from 1923-1925 on the Navajo Indians. Looks at Navajo life, the clans, marriage, property and inheritance, and folklore and beliefs.

Power of a Navajo

Author : Henry Greenberg
Publisher : Clear Light Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Power of a Navajo written by Henry Greenberg and published by Clear Light Publishing. This book was released on 1996 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "His life is a triumphant testimony to the flexibility and grit of the Navajo spirit". (NAPRA Review)

Exploring the Navajo Nation Chapter by Chapter

Author : Frank Lafrenda
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781893354845
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (548 download)

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Download or read book Exploring the Navajo Nation Chapter by Chapter written by Frank Lafrenda and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Journey Of Navajo Oshley

Author : Navajo Oshley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Journey Of Navajo Oshley written by Navajo Oshley and published by . This book was released on 2000-05 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ak'é Nýdzin, or Navajo Oshley, was born sometime between 1879 and 1893. His oral memoir is set on the northern frontier of Navajo land, principally the San Juan River basin in southeastern Utah, and tells the story of his early life near Dennehetso and his travels, before there were roads or many towns, from Monument Valley north along Comb Ridge to Blue Mountain. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Anglos and Navajos expanded their use and settlement of lands north of the San Juan. Grazing lands and the Anglo wage economy drew many Navajos across the river. Oshley, a sheepherder, was among the first to settle there. He cared for the herds of his extended family, while also taking supplemental jobs with the growing livestock industry in the area. His narrative is woven with vivid and detailed portraits of Navajo culture: clan relationships, marriages and children, domestic life, the importance of livestock, complex relations with the natural world, ceremonies, trading, and hand trembling.

Time Among the Navajo

Author : Kathy Eckles Hooker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Time Among the Navajo written by Kathy Eckles Hooker and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the lives of the people who call the Arizona portion of the Navajo Nation home. Follow the Spencer family as they search for yucca root to make yucca shampoo. Learn about be'ezo (grass brush) from Stella Worker and how she knows what type of grass to pick. Discover why water is such a precious commodity to the Navajos, and listen as the residents talk openly about the land they love and rely on for survival.