This comprehensive narrative traces the history of the Navajos from
their origins to the beginning of the twenty-first century. Based
on extensive archival research, traditional accounts, interviews,
historic and contemporary photographs, and firsthand observation,
it provides a detailed, up-to-date portrait of the Dine past and
present that will be essential for scholars, students, and
interested general readers, both Navajo and non-Navajo. As Iverson
points out, Navajo identity is rooted in the land bordered by the
four sacred mountains. At the same time, the Navajos have always
incorporated new elements, new peoples, and new ways of doing
things. The author explains how the Dine remember past promises,
recall past sacrifices, and continue to build upon past
achievements to construct and sustain North America's largest
native community. Provided is a concise and provocative analysis of
Navajo origins and their relations with the Spanish, with other
Indian communities, and with the first Anglo-Americans in the
Southwest. Following an insightful account of the traumatic Long
Walk era and of key developments following the return from exile at
Fort Sumner, the author considers the major themes and events of
the twentieth century, including political leadership, livestock
reduction, the Code Talkers, schools, health care, government,
economic development, the arts, and athletics.
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