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Record Nr.

UNINA9910134708803321

Autore

Oshley Navajo

Titolo

The journey of Navajo Oshley [[electronic resource] ] : an autobiography and life history / / edited by Robert S. McPherson ; foreword by Barre Toelken

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Logan, Utah, : Utah State University Press, c2000

ISBN

1-283-26678-4

9786613266781

0-87421-300-2

0-585-32668-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

McPhersonRobert S. <1947->

Disciplina

979.1/004972/0092

B

Soggetti

Navajo Indians

Navajo Indians - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Genesis of the project -- The autobiography -- The life of Navajo Oshley -- Later life -- The later livestock years -- Daily life in town -- Religion and death.

Sommario/riassunto

Ak'é Nýdzin, or Navajo Oshley, was born sometime between 1879 and 1893. His oral memoir is set on the northern frontier of Navajo land, principally the San Juan River basin in southeastern Utah, and tells the story of his early life near Dennehetso and his travels, before there were roads or many towns, from Monument Valley north along Comb Ridge to Blue Mountain. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Anglos and Navajos expanded their use and settlement of lands north of the San Juan. Grazing lands and the Anglo wage economy drew many Navajos across the river. Oshley, a sheep