Navajo Places:History, Legend, Landscape

$24.95

ISBN: 9780874806243
Dewey: 979.004972
LCC Number: E99.N3
Author: Laurance D Linford
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Pages: 353
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Description

Navajoland is the heart and soul of the American Southwest. While the Navajo Reservation incorporates portions of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah, this is only about half the traditional homeland of 220,000 Dine, the People. In one way or another, nearly all of it, including the original homeland, is sacred to them. Before Spaniards and Americans affixed their own names to the land, every topographic feature had at least one Navajo name. Many of these made their way onto maps–in various forms–or are still in use among Navajo speakers.

“Navajo Places” is the most ambitious attempt yet to preserve this rich legacy. Through years of research, interviews, and consultation with Navajo authorities, Laurance Linford has compiled a place-name guide that goes beyond reservation boundaries to include the entirety of the traditional Navajo homeland. The volume contains over 1,200 entries, plus a pronunciation guide and sections on Navajo history and the relation of ritual and sacred legend to landscape.

An invaluable resource for anyone interested in the Four Corners region.

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Weight 1.76 lbs
Dimensions 10.07 × 7.15 × 0.91 in
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