Dine: A History of the Navajos

Description

This comprehensive narrative traces the history of the Navajos from their origins to the beginning of the twenty-first century.
Based on extensive archival research| traditional accounts| interviews| historic and contemporary photographs| and firsthand observation| it provides a detailed| up-to-date portrait of the Dine past and present that will be essential for scholars| students| and interested general readers| both Navajo and non-Navajo.
As Iverson points out| Navajo identity is rooted in the land bordered by the four sacred mountains.
At the same time| the Navajos have always incorporated new elements| new peoples| and new ways of doing things.
The author explains how the Dine remember past promises| recall past sacrifices| and continue to build upon past achievements to construct and sustain North America’s largest native community.
Provided is a concise and provocative analysis of Navajo origins and their relations with the Spanish| with other Indian communities| and with the first Anglo-Americans in the Southwest.
Following an insightful account of the traumatic Long Walk era and of key developments following the return from exile at Fort Sumner| the author considers the ma