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Navajo Land, Navajo Culture
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 …
Dineji Na`nitin
“A knowledgeable and sensitive description of some of the basic aspects of traditional Navajo teachings, thought, and language.” —Utah Historical Quarterly Traditional teachings …
Life in a Corner
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 …
Navajo Tradition, Mormon Life
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 …
Mapping the Four Corners
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 …
Traders, Agents, and Weavers
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 …
Dinéjí Na`nitin
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 …
Viewing the Ancestors
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, …
Sacred Land, Sacred View
Robert McPherson describes the mythological significance to the Dine of the dramatic geographical formations that tower over the Four Corners country in the south-western United …
The Rivers of Florida
This book addresses basic questions concerning the ecological relationships and current conditions of the major river systems in Florida . . There have been relatively few …
Both Sides of the Bullpen
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 …
A Navajo Legacy
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 …