book chapter
Irrigation agriculture and Navaho community
American anthropologist, n.s. • 47 • Published In 1945 • Pages: 262-277
By: Goldfrank, Esther Schiff.
Abstract
This is a strong argument for the theory that the Navajo have been sedentary agriculturists since historic times. Pursuing this thesis, the author, an anthropologist, discusses the degree of community cooperation and the emergence of leaders as a result of farming and the control of flood waters for irrigation. Where agriculture was established, she finds, cooperation under respected leaders occurred. Consequently, she joins with other applied anthropologists in urging government agencies to 'recognize again 'those weighty substantial men' in whom authority and control are vested - the local headmen, the community leaders.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2004
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Southwest and Basin
- Document Type
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 3: Good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent
- Analyst
- Katchen S. Coley ; 1951-1953
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- 900-1941
- Coverage Place
- Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, United States
- Notes
- Esther S. Goldfrank
- This document consists of excerpts
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-277)
- LCCN
- 1715424
- LCSH
- Navajo Indians