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The emerging Navajo Nation

Handbook of North American Indians. Southwest10Published In 1983 • Pages: 636-640

By: Iverson, Peter.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This short chapter details Navajo development during the 1970s from the perspective of emerging Navajo nationalism. Focusing on Peter McDonald's tenure as Tribal Council chairman, advances in the areas of economics, health, legal action, education, and mineral development are explored. Written by an historian, emphasis is on development, planning, and Navajo strides to gain greater control over their own lives.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Culture summary
Government institutions
Economic planning and development
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Navajo
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2004
RegionThe area the document pertains to
North America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Southwest and Basin
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
essay
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Historian
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Richard A. Wagner ; John Beierle ; 1985
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
no date
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
southwestern United States
NotesAdditional notes
Peter Iverson
For bibliographical references see 197: Brugge (p. 780-839)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
77017162
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Navajo Indians