Book
Factors affecting agricultural production in a Western Navajo community
University Microfilms International • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Published In 1985 • Pages:
By: Russell, Scott C..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This source examines factors affecting agricultural production in the Navajo community of Shonto. After a general historical and economic summary and a review of previous literature on Navajo agriculture the author discusses agricultural field types, environmental factors affecting production, lowland-upland and field type differences, economic and demographic factors affecting production. Four lengthy Appendixes present data on accuracy of informant economic data; demographic, social, and economic characteristics of camps; additional soil data; and returns per work-hour for animal husbandry and agriculture. The conclusions are that many factors affect agricultural production and that 'agriculture holds an important and central position…as one of…multiple economic dependencies' (p. 335).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Tillage
- Production and supply
- Income and demand
- Domesticated animals
- Pastoral activities
- Household
- Extended families
- Sociocultural trends
- Cultural participation
- Functional and adaptational interpretations
- Labor supply and employment
- 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
- Marlene Martin ; 1986
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1974-1976
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1875-1976
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Navajo Reservation, Shonto, Arizona, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Scott Christian Russell
- Thesis (Ph.D.) -- Arizona State University, 1983
- UM8315823
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 350-358)
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Navajo Indians