book chapter

Land use in the Ramah Navaho Area, New Mexico

Columbia University, Department of Anthropology[New York] • Published In 1950 • Pages:

By: Landgraf, John Leslie.

Abstract
This is an unpublished study of land use by five groups in the Ramah, New Mexico, area from 1871 to 1941. It covers in considerable detail geographical aspects, such as climate, terrain, soil, flora and fauna. It also traces the history of land use activities in the region by the Navajo, Spanish -Americans, Mormons, 'El Morro' people (Texans), and 'Outsiders.' The author shows the various established cultures, each with its own integral stake in the land, overstraining the resources of that land far beyond its capacities. All of these groups have been modified by the sequence of inward migration and land change, and yet all of them have maintained their psychological cultural identity and their value systems which came from generalized background cultures. On top of this, the outside world increasingly has imposed goals, controls, and barriers which are neither understood nor particularly subject to manipulation. Of all the groups, the Navajo are having the most difficulty adjusting. Unless the author indicated otherwise, the time period referred to is 1941.
culture
Navajo
HRAF PubDate
2004
Region
North America
Sub Region
Southwest and Basin
Document Type
book chapter
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
3: Good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
Kachen S. Coley ; 1952-1953
Field Date
1941, 1949
Coverage Date
1871-1941
Coverage Place
Ramah area, New Mexico, United States
Notes
John Leslie Landgraf
Material dealing exclusively with non-Navajo groups have been indexed for category 563
This document consists of excerpts
Includes bibliographical references (p. 236-243)
Thesis (Ph.D.) -- Columbia University, 1950
LCSH
Navajo Indians