Book

The Albuquerque Navajos

University of Arizona Press (11)Published In 1969 • Pages: 76

By: Hodge, William H..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a study of 275 Navajos living in Albuquerque, New Mexico, during the period of the author's residency there from July 1959 to June 1961. Using these Navajos as a basis for his study, the author attempts to examine some of the reasons why residence for some of this group has been permanent while for others it has not. In his analysis, the author defines a permanent resident Navajo as one who not only resides in the city, but who also has decided to remain in the city and prefers the city to the reservation. On the other hand, a non-permanent resident Navajo is one who although residing in the city, considers his stay there only temporary, and prefers the reservation to the city (p. 1-B). Hodge divides this non-resident group into traditional and Anglo-modified (acculturated) Navajo. A number of hypotheses are offered in this source which guide the study and organize supporting comparative material relevant to its central theme. Of the 275 Navajos available, sixteen adult males were selected for intensive study. This sample represents the range of Navajo types in Albuquerque, in terms of permanent vs. non-permanent (traditional and Anglo-modified) residency. From this group three were chosen as examples for extensive biographical consideration -- John Powell, as a permanent resident; Joseph Sandoval, traditional; and Joseph Barnes, as Anglo-modified.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
External migration
Public welfare
Informants
Life history materials
Labor supply and employment
Acculturation and culture contact
Education system
Settlement patterns
Community structure
Urban and rural life
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.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
John Beierle ; 1986
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1959-1961
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1880s-1961
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
NotesAdditional notes
[by] William H. Hodge
Includes bibliographical references (p. 73-76)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
68022335
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Navajo Indians