Klara Kelley, Harris Francis

Broschiertes Buch

A Diné History of Navajoland

Beschreibung

For the first time, a sweeping history of the Dinà that is foregrounded in oral tradition. Authors Klara Kelley and Harris Francis share Dinà history from pre-Columbian time to the present, using ethnographic interviews in which Navajo people reveal their oral histories on key events.

Autor

Klara Kelley has taught anthropology and economics at Navajo Community College (now Diné College), then worked for the Navajo Nation Archaeology and Historic Preservation Departments. In 1993 she and co-author Harris Francis began their present work as independent consultants in historic and cultural preservation in Navajoland. Harris Francis is Diné from Teesto, Arizona, and an army veteran. After employment in various Navajo Nation government programs, including Archaeology and Historic Preservation, he and Klara Kelley linked as independent consultants. Francis's family is rooted in land partitioned to the Hopi Tribe in 1974. Francis and Kelley's main goal is keeping Diné culture alive and strong.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Arizona Press
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 444g
• ISBN-13: 9780816538744
• ISBN-10: 0816538743
• Artikelnr.: 56396891