Navajo places: history, legend, landscape : a narrative of important places on and near the Navajo Reservation, with notes on their significance to Navajo culture and history
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1. Verfasser: Linford, Laurance D. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Salt Lake City University of Utah Press ©2000
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-316) and index
Physiography -- - The People -- - Before the Navajos: 10,000 B.C.-A.D. 1600 -- - The Navajos: Pre-1600 to Present -- - The Archaeological/Historical Perspective -- - The Traditional Navajo Perspective -- - Intrusion of the Spaniards: A.D. 1541-1821 -- - Explorations -- - Colonization -- - The Wars -- - The Mexicans: 1821-1846 -- - The Americans: 1846-Present -- - The Early Years -- - The Navajos Capitulate -- - The Long Walk -- - The Reservation Years: 1868-Present -- - Navajo Social Organization -- - Political Organization -- - The Role of Mythology in Navajo Place Name Origins -- - The Practice -- - The Ceremonies -- - Holyway Ceremonies -- - Shooting Chant -- - Mountain Chant -- - God Impersonators -- - Wind Chant -- - Hand-Trembling Chant -- - Eagle Trapping -- - Uncertain Affiliation -- - Evilway Ceremonies -- - Lifeway Ceremonies -- - Ceremonialism and Navajo Place Names -- - The Trading Posts -- - Arizona Locations -- - Colorado Locations -- - New Mexico Locations -- - Utah Locations
A place-name guide covering the entire traditional Navajo homeland includes some 1,200 entries appearing in alphabetical order by name and organized by state. Each entry includes the English name, elevation, county, meaning of the Navajo name, significance if known, description, and location. Also includes introductory material outlining Navajo history, culture, and ceremony
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 353 pages)
ISBN:0874806232
0874806240
1607818019
9780874806236
9780874806243
9781607818014

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