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Navajo prehistory and history to 1850essay 1983 • Brugge, David M.
Navajo • North America > Southwest and Basin
This is a brief source, written by a government archaeologist, on the general prehistory and history of the Navajo to 1850. Only highlights are touched on, including the history of the Spanish-Navajo contacts and the assimilation of refugee tribal el...Western Navajo ethnobotanical notesessay 1982 • Brugge, David M.
Navajo • North America > Southwest and Basin
This source presents an ethnobotanical listing of various plants known and used by the Navajo in the Arizona-New Mexico area. The samples used were herbarium specimens from Keams Canyon, Arizona -- part of an exhibit used in a courtroom hearing invol...The Navajo-Hopi land disputeBook 1994 • Brugge, David M.
Navajo • North America > Southwest and Basin
This is a firsthand account of the Healing vs. Jones land dispute between the Hopi and Navajo. Brugge worked for the Navajo, researching archeaological sites, archives, and life histories for proof of Navajo land occupancy. The 1882 Executive Order R...A Comparative study of Navajo mortuary practicesarticle 1978 • Brugge, David M.
Navajo • North America > Southwest and Basin
In this article, Brugge compares Navajo burial practices with that of neighboring cultures and other Athapaskan cultures in North America. He compiled an extensive trait list of 175 items and notes the presence and absence of traits in each of seven ...