| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 353 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-316) and index. |
| Contents |
Physiography -- People -- Before the Navajos: 10,000 B.C.-A.D. 1600 -- Navajos: Pre-1600 to Present -- Archaeological/Historical Perspective -- Traditional Navajo Perspective -- Intrusion of the Spaniards: A.D. 1541-1821 -- Explorations -- Colonization -- Wars -- Mexicans: 1821-1846 -- Americans: 1846-Present -- Early Years -- Navajos Capitulate -- Long Walk -- Reservation Years: 1868-Present -- Navajo Social Organization -- Political Organization -- Role of Mythology in Navajo Place Name Origins -- Practice -- 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 -- Trading Posts -- Arizona Locations -- Colorado Locations -- New Mexico Locations -- Utah Locations. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Names, Navajo -- Guidebooks.
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Names, Navajo. |
| Genre/Form |
Guidebooks.
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| Subject |
Names, Geographical -- Southwest, New -- Guidebooks.
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Names, Geographical. |
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New Southwest. |
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Navajo mythology.
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Navajo mythology. |
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Navajo Indians -- History.
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Navajo Indians. |
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History. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Guidebooks.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Linford, Laurance D. Navajo places. Salt Lake City : University of Utah Press, ©2000 (DLC) 99053553 |
| ISBN |
9781607818014 (electronic book) |
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1607818019 (electronic book) |
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0874806232 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0874806240 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780874806236 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780874806243 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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