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24 produkter
Navajo Land, Navajo Culture
The Utah Experience in the Twentieth Century
Häftad, 2003
255 kr
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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 …
Navajo Legacy
The Life and Teachings of John Holiday
Av John Holiday, Robert S. McPherson
Häftad, 2011
293 kr
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For almost ninety years, Navajo medicine man John Holiday has watched the sun rise over the rock formations of his home in Monument Valley. Author and scholar Robert S. McPherson interviewed Holiday extensively and in A Navajo Legacy records his full and fascinating life.In the first part of this …
Under the Eagle
Samuel Holiday, Navajo Code Talker
Av Samuel Holiday, Robert S. McPherson
Häftad, 2013
225 kr
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Samuel Holiday was one of a small group of Navajo men enlisted by the Marine Corps during World War II to use their native language to transmit secret communications on the battlefield. Based on extensive interviews with Robert S. McPherson, Under the Eagle is Holiday's vivid account of his own …
Viewing the Ancestors
Perceptions of the Anaasází, Mokwic, and Hisatsinom
Inbunden, 2014
416 kr
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Mapping the Four Corners
Narrating the Hayden Survey of 1875
Av Robert S. McPherson, Susan Rhoades Neel
Inbunden, 2016
357 kr
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In 1875, a team of cartographers, geologists, and scientists under the direction of Ferdinand V. Hayden entered the Four Corners area for what they thought would be a calm summer's work completing a previous survey. Their accomplishments would go down in history as one of the great American …
Viewing the Ancestors
Perceptions of the Anaasází, Mokwic, and Hisatsinom
Häftad, 2019
299 kr
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The Anaasází people left behind marvelous structures, the ruins of which are preserved at Mesa Verde, Chaco Canyon, and Canyon de Chelly. But what do we know about these people, and how do they relate to Native nations living in the Southwest today? Archaeologists have long studied the American …
Traders, Agents, and Weavers
Developing the Northern Navajo Region
Inbunden, 2020
474 kr
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For travelers passing through northern Navajo country, the desert landscape appears desolate. The few remaining Navajo trading posts, once famous for their bustling commerce, seem unimpressive. Yet a closer look at the economic and creative activity in this region, which straddles northeastern …
Mapping the Four Corners
Narrating the Hayden Survey of 1875
Av Robert S. McPherson, Susan Rhoades Neel
Häftad, 2021
255 kr
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In 1875, a team of cartographers, geologists, and scientists under the direction of Ferdinand V. Hayden entered the Four Corners area for what they thought would be a calm summer’s work completing a previous survey. Their accomplishments would go down in history as one of the great American …
Traders, Agents, and Weavers
Developing the Northern Navajo Region
Häftad, 2022
284 kr
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For travelers passing through northern Navajo country, the desert landscape appears desolate. The few remaining Navajo trading posts, once famous for their bustling commerce, seem unimpressive. Yet a closer look at the economic and creative activity in this region, which straddles northeastern …
Dinéjí Na`nitin
Navajo Traditional Teachings and History
Häftad, 2012
365 kr
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Traditional teachings derived from stories and practices passed through generations lie at the core of a well-balanced Navajo life. These teachings are based on a very different perspective of the physical and spiritual world than that found in general American culture. Dinéjí Na`nitin is an …
Navajo Tradition, Mormon Life
The Autobiography and Teachings of Jim Dandy
Av Robert S. McPherson, Jim Dandy m. fl.
Häftad, 2012
231 kr
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Born in the early 1940s in northern Arizona’s high country desert, Jim Dandy began life imbued with the traditions of the Navajo people. Raised by his father and grandfather—both medicine men—and a grandmother steeped in Navajo practices, he embraced their teachings and followed in their footsteps. …
Traditional Navajo Teachings
The Earth Surface People
Av Robert S. McPherson, Perry Juan Robinson
Häftad, 2023
335 kr
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"The Earth Surface People, the final work in this trilogy, provides teachings about Navajo life from cradleboard to grave. Central to all is achieving “Long Life, Happiness” as one moves through various stages of existence. The second half of this book examines thoughts concerning the organization …
Traditional Navajo Teachings
The Natural World
Av Robert S. McPherson, Perry Juan Robinson
Häftad, 2023
335 kr
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"Navajo teachings provide a classic study of a land-based religion that involves every aspect of the physical world in a spiritual universe. Nothing is too big or small—everything holds a power, provides a teaching, and responds through an inner form. Beyond the material life of daily existence, …
Traditional Navajo Teachings
Sacred Narratives and Ceremonies
Av Robert S. McPherson, Perry Juan Robinson
Häftad, 2023
356 kr
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"The books should be required reading for anyone who comes to teach, practice medicine or work on the Navajo Nation in any capacity- as well as young Navajos who seek a deeper understanding of their culture."—Cindy Yurth, The Navajo Times"In Sacred Narratives and Ceremonies, the authors lay the …
Stories from the Land
A Navajo Reader about Monument Valley
Häftad, 2024
386 kr
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Stories from the Land: A Navajo Reader about Monument Valley provides a traditional Navajo view of this iconic landscape and its people. Couched in the oral tradition of the elders, the reader is invited to view their history and culture through the eyes of those born at the turn of the twentieth …
Scouting for the Bluecoats
Navajos, Apaches, and the U.S. Military, 18731911
Häftad, 2023
325 kr
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"With more than twenty books published about the Navajo people, Robert S. McPherson is one of the most prolific contemporary writers concerning their history and culture. Scouting for the Bluecoats addresses a little-known and, until now, undocumented story of an estimated five hundred Navajos …
Power, Prayers, and Protection
A Cultural History of the Utah San Juan River Navajo
Häftad, 2024
386 kr
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The San Juan River Navajos—residing in the vicinity of Aneth, Montezuma Creek, Bluff, and Tódahidíkáanii—have a fascinating history shaped, in part, by the water they lived near and the land they depended on. Circumscribed by sacred narratives and traditional teachings, the Diné forged a life …
Life in a Corner
Cultural Episodes in Southeastern Utah, 1880–1950
Häftad, 2015
282 kr
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Community building in the Four Corners area of southeastern Utah required specialized knowledge and a good bit of determination on the part of settlers who wrested a livelihood from the Colorado Plateau. Robert S. McPherson, the region's leading historian, draws on oral history and personal …
Both Sides of the Bullpen
Navajo Trade and Posts
Inbunden, 2017
412 kr
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Between 1880 and 1940, Navajo and Ute families and westward-trending Anglos met in the ""bullpens"" of southwestern trading posts to barter for material goods. As the products of the livestock economy of Navajo culture were exchanged for the merchandise of an industrialized nation, a wealth of …
Sacred Land, Sacred View
Navajo Perceptions of the Four Corners Region
Häftad, 1992
174 kr
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Dramatic geographical formations tower over the Four Corners country in the southwestern United States. The mountains, cliffs, and sandstone spires, familiar landmarks for anglo travelers, orient Navajos both physically and spiritually. In Sacred Land, Sacred View, Robert McPherson describes the …
Traditional Navajo Teachings, 1: Sacred Narratives and Ceremonies
Av Robert S McPherson, Perry Juan Robinson
2020
276 kr
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Traditional Navajo Teachings, 2: The Natural World
Av Robert S McPherson, Perry Juan Robinson
2020
270 kr
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Traditional Navajo Teachings: The Earth Surface Peoplevolume 3
Av Robert S McPherson, Perry Juan Robinson
2020
276 kr
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