book chapter

The crisis in colonial administration

Applied anthropology5 (2) • Published In 1946 • Pages: 8-16

By: Kimball, Solon Toothaker.

Abstract
This is an excellent summary of the relationship between the government and the Navajo since John Collier, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, began his 'New Deal' policy toward administration of the tribe. In particular, Kimball recounts the history of the government's stock reduction program to check soil erosion. He believes that it has aroused such violent opposition because it threatens the tribe's entire economic, social, and religious life without giving the tribe itself a voice in the program. Kimball, an applied anthropologist, holds to the theory that the relations between a colonial administration (such as the U.S. government) and native peoples (such as the Navajo) will not improve until the administrators are willing to 'utilize more fully the knowledge of the students of the science of human relations and culture.' The beginning of this article dealing with French, Dutch, and British colonial relations with subject peoples has been omitted from this File.
Subjects
Acculturation and culture contact
Ingroup antagonisms
Behavior toward non-relatives
Dependencies
culture
Navajo
HRAF PubDate
2004
Region
North America
Sub Region
Southwest and Basin
Document Type
book chapter
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Katchen S. Coley ; 1951
Field Date
1936-1942
Coverage Date
1936-1942
Coverage Place
Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah, United States
Notes
Solon Toothaker Kimball
This document consists of excerpts
LCCN
86655749
LCSH
Navajo Indians