Bitter water : Diné oral histories of the Navajo-Hopi land dispute / translated and edited by Malcolm D. Benally ; photographs by Mary Fish ; foreword by Jennifer Nez Denetdale.

Many know that the removal and relocation of Indigenous peoples from traditional lands is a part of the United States' colonial past, but few know that--in an expansive corner of northeastern Arizona--the saga continues. The 1974 Settlement Act officially divided a reservation established almos...

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Main Author: Benally, Malcolm D. (Malcolm Darrin), 1971-
Other title:First peoples.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Navajo
Published: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, ©2011.
Series:First Peoples : New Directions in Indigenous Studies.
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Table of Contents:
  • ""Contents""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""Foreword
  • Jennifer Nez Denetdale""; ""Preface""; ""Chronology""; ""The Travel Song""; ""Introduction""; ""1. Mae Tso, Mosquito Springs, Arizona""; ""2. Roberta Blackgoat, Thin Rock Mesa, Arizona""; ""3. Pauline Whitesinger, Big Mountain, Arizona""; ""4. Ruth Benally, Big Mountain, Arizona""; ""5. Sheep Is Life""; ""The Mutton Hunger
  • Malcolm Benally""; ""Epilogue""; ""Appendix: Natural Law and Navajo Religion/Way of Life
  • Roman Bitsuie and Kenja Hassan""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""