Navajo Land, Navajo CultureAuthor :
Paperback
Published : Thursday 30 January 2003
Description
In Navajo Land, Navajo Culture, Robert S. McPherson presents an intimate history of the Dine, 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.
You may also like ...
by
Hardback
13 Apr 2022
Theory of music and musicology
€131.63
Extended stock – Dispatch 5-7 days
by
Hardback
13 Apr 2022
Musical instruments
€131.63
Extended stock – Dispatch 5-7 days
by
Hardback
15 Dec 2021
Ethics and moral philosophy
€70.20
Extended stock – Dispatch 5-7 days
by
Paperback
19 Aug 2021
Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary
€10.52
Extended stock – Dispatch 5-7 days
Reviews