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Author
Series
Publisher
University of Oklahoma Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"The Anaasází people left behind marvelous structures, the ruins of which are preserved at Mesa Verde, Chaco Canyon, and Canyon de Chelly. But what do we know about these people, and how do they relate to Native nations living in the Southwest today? Archaeologists have long studied the American Southwest, but as historian Robert McPherson shows in Viewing the Ancestors, their findings may tell the whole story. McPherson maintains that combining...
29) Navajo history
Publisher
Navajo Community College Press
Pub. Date
1971.
Language
English
Description
A history of the Navajos from their mythological and prehistoric beginnings to the present, written by and for the Navajo people.
Author
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Language
English
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Description
"The Navajo tribe, the Diné, are the largest tribe in the United States and live across the American Southwest. But over a century ago, they were nearly wiped out by the Long Walk, a forced removal of most of the Diné people to a military-controlled reservation in New Mexico. The summer of 2018 marked the 150th anniversary of the Navajos' return to their homelands. One Navajo family and their community decided to honor that return. Edison Eskeets...
33) The Navajo
Author
Series
Publisher
Raintree Steck-Vaughn
Pub. Date
2000.
Lexile measure
940L
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Enslow Elementary/Enslow Publishers
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This book describes the history, daily life, culture, and current accomplishments of the Navajo, a people who have found ways to combine their history and beliefs with the modern world.
Author
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Pub. Date
2002.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1030L
Language
English
Description
Describes how, in the 1860s, U.S. soldiers forced thousands of Navajos to march to a desolate reservation four hundred miles from their homeland, only to have hundreds die along the way and the rest find unspeakable living conditions at their destination.