Howard M. Bahr is Professor of Sociology at Brigham Young University and the author of Diné Bibliography to the 1990s: A Companion to the Navajo Bibliography of 1969 (Scarecrow Press, 1999).

This volume succeeds brilliantly in bringing to life the writings of first-generation Franciscans who worked among the Navajo. With meticulous archival work as well as careful editing and juxtaposition of texts, Bahr (Brigham Young Univ.) provides an in-depth introduction to the mission and the Franciscans' multifaceted work as pastors, preachers, ethnologists, legal advocates, peacemakers, and linguists....Highly recommended. All readers.

• Part 1 AbbreviationsPart 2 Series Editor's ForewordPart 3 ForewordPart 4 AcknowledgmentsPart 5 IntroductionPart 6 Part 1: BeginningsChapter 7 1. The Birth of the Navajo MissionsChapter 8 2. Beginnings of St. Michael's Mission and SchoolChapter 9 3. First ChristmasesChapter 10 4. "Suspicion Is almost a Virtue Here"Chapter 11 5. Father Anselm's 1899 San Juan ExplorationChapter 12 6. First Impressions and Councils with Headmen, 1900Chapter 13 7. Fall 1900: Students to Santa Fe, Headmen to CienegaChapter 14 8. Mission to the San Juan, 1904Part 15 Part 2: Indian PolicyChapter 16 9. Federal Policy and Indian Missions, 1869-1916Chapter 17 10. What Are We Doing for the Indians?Part 18 Part 3: Early Ministry: 1901-1910Chapter 19 11. NeighborsChapter 20 12. Chin Lee in RetrospectChapter 21 13. Time in the Saddle, Students, and SacramentsChapter 22 14. Law and Order, American StyleChapter 23 15. The Navajo Trouble of 1905Chapter 24 16. The Case of Des Chee NeeChapter 25 17. The Last WarriorPart 26 Part 4: Navajo LandChapter 27 18. Land Claims: Learning to Use the LawChapter 28 19. White Profits from Navajo LandsChapter 29 20. The Navajo Indians: A Statement of FactsChapter 30 21. My Work on Navajo Land ProblemsPart 31 Part 5: Among the People, 1911-1920Chapter 32 22. The Faith for One and AllChapter 33 23. Shortcoats and LonggownsChapter 34 24. Tales of LukachukaiChapter 35 25. A Sick Call to CrystalChapter 36 26. Navajo on the Warpath?Chapter 37 27. St. Isabel's: The Missing PagesChapter 38 28. "You Ministers Seem to Make Trouble for Us Wherever You Are"Chapter 39 29. Life at Chin Lee Mission, 1917-1918: Contrasting ViewsChapter 40 30. The Struggle for Chin LeeChapter 41 31. Influenza EpidemicChapter 42 32. PrioritiesPart 43 Part 6: Navajo Customs and CharacterChapter 44 33. Navajo Land and PeopleChapter 45 34. The Character of the NavajoChapter 46 35. Navajo NamesChapter 47 36. Family Love and Family WorkChapter 48 37. The Navajo Woman and Her HomeChapter 49 38. Mealtimes with the NavajoChapter 50 39. Pawn, Games, GamblingChapter 51 40. Navajo EthicsChapter 52 41. Prayer and Sacrifice in Navajo PerspectiveChapter 53 42. The Natural and the SupernaturalChapter 54 43. The Navajo and ChristianityPart 55 Appendix: Franciscan Friars of the Province of St. John Baptist Serving the Navajo Missions, 1898-1921Part 56 BibliographyPart 57 IndexPart 58 About the Contributors

Howard M. Bahr is Professor of Sociology at Brigham Young University and the author of Diné Bibliography to the 1990s: A Companion to the Navajo Bibliography of 1969 (Scarecrow Press, 1999).

This volume succeeds brilliantly in bringing to life the writings of first-generation Franciscans who worked among the Navajo. With meticulous archival work as well as careful editing and juxtaposition of texts, Bahr (Brigham Young Univ.) provides an in-depth introduction to the mission and the Franciscans' multifaceted work as pastors, preachers, ethnologists, legal advocates, peacemakers, and linguists....Highly recommended. All readers.

• Part 1 AbbreviationsPart 2 Series Editor's ForewordPart 3 ForewordPart 4 AcknowledgmentsPart 5 IntroductionPart 6 Part 1: BeginningsChapter 7 1. The Birth of the Navajo MissionsChapter 8 2. Beginnings of St. Michael's Mission and SchoolChapter 9 3. First ChristmasesChapter 10 4. "Suspicion Is almost a Virtue Here"Chapter 11 5. Father Anselm's 1899 San Juan ExplorationChapter 12 6. First Impressions and Councils with Headmen, 1900Chapter 13 7. Fall 1900: Students to Santa Fe, Headmen to CienegaChapter 14 8. Mission to the San Juan, 1904Part 15 Part 2: Indian PolicyChapter 16 9. Federal Policy and Indian Missions, 1869-1916Chapter 17 10. What Are We Doing for the Indians?Part 18 Part 3: Early Ministry: 1901-1910Chapter 19 11. NeighborsChapter 20 12. Chin Lee in RetrospectChapter 21 13. Time in the Saddle, Students, and SacramentsChapter 22 14. Law and Order, American StyleChapter 23 15. The Navajo Trouble of 1905Chapter 24 16. The Case of Des Chee NeeChapter 25 17. The Last WarriorPart 26 Part 4: Navajo LandChapter 27 18. Land Claims: Learning to Use the LawChapter 28 19. White Profits from Navajo LandsChapter 29 20. The Navajo Indians: A Statement of FactsChapter 30 21. My Work on Navajo Land ProblemsPart 31 Part 5: Among the People, 1911-1920Chapter 32 22. The Faith for One and AllChapter 33 23. Shortcoats and LonggownsChapter 34 24. Tales of LukachukaiChapter 35 25. A Sick Call to CrystalChapter 36 26. Navajo on the Warpath?Chapter 37 27. St. Isabel's: The Missing PagesChapter 38 28. "You Ministers Seem to Make Trouble for Us Wherever You Are"Chapter 39 29. Life at Chin Lee Mission, 1917-1918: Contrasting ViewsChapter 40 30. The Struggle for Chin LeeChapter 41 31. Influenza EpidemicChapter 42 32. PrioritiesPart 43 Part 6: Navajo Customs and CharacterChapter 44 33. Navajo Land and PeopleChapter 45 34. The Character of the NavajoChapter 46 35. Navajo NamesChapter 47 36. Family Love and Family WorkChapter 48 37. The Navajo Woman and Her HomeChapter 49 38. Mealtimes with the NavajoChapter 50 39. Pawn, Games, GamblingChapter 51 40. Navajo EthicsChapter 52 41. Prayer and Sacrifice in Navajo PerspectiveChapter 53 42. The Natural and the SupernaturalChapter 54 43. The Navajo and ChristianityPart 55 Appendix: Franciscan Friars of the Province of St. John Baptist Serving the Navajo Missions, 1898-1921Part 56 BibliographyPart 57 IndexPart 58 About the Contributors

Howard M. Bahr is Professor of Sociology at Brigham Young University and the author of Diné Bibliography to the 1990s: A Companion to the Navajo Bibliography of 1969 (Scarecrow Press, 1999).

This volume succeeds brilliantly in bringing to life the writings of first-generation Franciscans who worked among the Navajo. With meticulous archival work as well as careful editing and juxtaposition of texts, Bahr (Brigham Young Univ.) provides an in-depth introduction to the mission and the Franciscans' multifaceted work as pastors, preachers, ethnologists, legal advocates, peacemakers, and linguists....Highly recommended. All readers.

• Part 1 AbbreviationsPart 2 Series Editor's ForewordPart 3 ForewordPart 4 AcknowledgmentsPart 5 IntroductionPart 6 Part 1: BeginningsChapter 7 1. The Birth of the Navajo MissionsChapter 8 2. Beginnings of St. Michael's Mission and SchoolChapter 9 3. First ChristmasesChapter 10 4. "Suspicion Is almost a Virtue Here"Chapter 11 5. Father Anselm's 1899 San Juan ExplorationChapter 12 6. First Impressions and Councils with Headmen, 1900Chapter 13 7. Fall 1900: Students to Santa Fe, Headmen to CienegaChapter 14 8. Mission to the San Juan, 1904Part 15 Part 2: Indian PolicyChapter 16 9. Federal Policy and Indian Missions, 1869-1916Chapter 17 10. What Are We Doing for the Indians?Part 18 Part 3: Early Ministry: 1901-1910Chapter 19 11. NeighborsChapter 20 12. Chin Lee in RetrospectChapter 21 13. Time in the Saddle, Students, and SacramentsChapter 22 14. Law and Order, American StyleChapter 23 15. The Navajo Trouble of 1905Chapter 24 16. The Case of Des Chee NeeChapter 25 17. The Last WarriorPart 26 Part 4: Navajo LandChapter 27 18. Land Claims: Learning to Use the LawChapter 28 19. White Profits from Navajo LandsChapter 29 20. The Navajo Indians: A Statement of FactsChapter 30 21. My Work on Navajo Land ProblemsPart 31 Part 5: Among the People, 1911-1920Chapter 32 22. The Faith for One and AllChapter 33 23. Shortcoats and LonggownsChapter 34 24. Tales of LukachukaiChapter 35 25. A Sick Call to CrystalChapter 36 26. Navajo on the Warpath?Chapter 37 27. St. Isabel's: The Missing PagesChapter 38 28. "You Ministers Seem to Make Trouble for Us Wherever You Are"Chapter 39 29. Life at Chin Lee Mission, 1917-1918: Contrasting ViewsChapter 40 30. The Struggle for Chin LeeChapter 41 31. Influenza EpidemicChapter 42 32. PrioritiesPart 43 Part 6: Navajo Customs and CharacterChapter 44 33. Navajo Land and PeopleChapter 45 34. The Character of the NavajoChapter 46 35. Navajo NamesChapter 47 36. Family Love and Family WorkChapter 48 37. The Navajo Woman and Her HomeChapter 49 38. Mealtimes with the NavajoChapter 50 39. Pawn, Games, GamblingChapter 51 40. Navajo EthicsChapter 52 41. Prayer and Sacrifice in Navajo PerspectiveChapter 53 42. The Natural and the SupernaturalChapter 54 43. The Navajo and ChristianityPart 55 Appendix: Franciscan Friars of the Province of St. John Baptist Serving the Navajo Missions, 1898-1921Part 56 BibliographyPart 57 IndexPart 58 About the Contributors