|
Product Description
This comprehensive narrative traces the history of the Navajos from their origins to the beginning of the twenty-first century. Based on extensive archival research, traditional accounts, interviews, historic and contemporary photographs, and firsthand observation, it provides a detailed, up-to-date portrait of the Diné past and present that will be essential for scholars, students, and interested general readers, both Navajo and non-Navajo.
As Iverson points out, Navajo identity is rooted in the land bordered by the four sacred mountains. At the same time, the Navajos have always incorporated new elements, new peoples, and new ways of doing things. The author explains how the Diné remember past promises, recall past sacrifices, and continue to build upon past achievements to construct and sustain North America's largest native community. Provided is a concise and provocative analysis of Navajo origins and their relations with the Spanish, with other Indian communities, and with the first Anglo-Americans in the Southwest. Following an insightful account of the traumatic Long Walk era and of key developments following the return from exile at Fort Sumner, the author considers the major themes and events of the twentieth century, including political leadership, livestock reduction, the Code Talkers, schools, health care, government, economic development, the arts, and athletics.
Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought
- Navajos Wear Nikes: A Reservation Life
- The Book of the Navajo
- A Diné History of Navajoland
- Conversational Navajo Workbook: An Introductory Course for Non-Native Speakers, with CDs
- Native American Tribes: The History and Culture of the Navajo
- Native Roads: The Complete Motoring Guide to the Navajo and Hopi Nations, 3rd edition
- Diné Bahane': The Navajo Creation Story
- Dinéjí Na`nitin: Navajo Traditional Teachings and History
- The Fourth World of the Hopis: The Epic Story of the Hopi Indians as Preserved in Their Legends and Traditions
- House of Rain: Tracking a Vanished Civilization Across the American Southwest
*If this is not the "Diné: A History of the Navajos" product you were looking for, you can check the other results by clicking this link. Details were last updated on Dec 11, 2024 17:23 +08.