Book
Processes of political development in a Navajo community
University Microfilms • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Published In 1985 • Pages:
By: Pearson, Keith Laurence.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The author of this source was involved first-hand in a local training program for Navajo 'Local Community Development Program' Officers. He surveys the history of local and self-government among the Navajo, and explains in detail the workings of community Chapters and the Tribal Council.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Chief executive
- Territorial hierarchy
- Ethnosociology
- Production and supply
- Pastoral activities
- Clans
- Public welfare
- Kin relationships
- Sociocultural trends
- 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
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- 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
- M. A. Marcus ; John Beierle ; 1985
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1966-1967
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1846-1967
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Navajo Reservation, Fort Defiance Agency, Arizona, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Keith Laurence Pearson
- Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Arizona, 1969
- UM69-13,369
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-275)
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Navajo Indians