"For our Navajo people" : Diné letters, speeches, & petitions, 1900-1960 /
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Imprint: | Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, c2002. |
| Description: | xviii, 275 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4769865 |
Table of Contents:
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Land
- Introduction
- 1.. Chee Dodge addresses the problems that would occur with the end of trust status and the division of tribal lands, February 2, 1914
- 2.. Chee Dodge writes to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs about Navajo oil resources, March 2, 1923
- 3.. Tribal Council members consider land use issues, July 8, 1926
- 4.. Jacob C. Morgan opposes using the Navajo oil fund to purchase new reservation lands, February 18, 1927
- 5.. John H. Lee protests a decision denying him access to grazing lands, October 11, 1936
- 6.. Adolph Maloney favors one version of livestock reduction, August 9, 1937
- 7.. Chee Dodge notes the challenges and problems inherent in the use of land resources, April 20, 1938
- 8.. Navajo Tribal Council members question Superintendent Fryer about the details of livestock reduction, May 15, 1939
- 9.. Scott Preston and others write to their congressional representative about current federal grazing policies, February 14, 1940
- 10.. Manuel Denetso criticizes the imposition of land management districts, July 5, 1940
- 11.. Paul Jones reports that Hopis are taking wood from Navajo land, January 13, 1944
- 12.. Deshna Clah Cheschillige emphasizes the importance of developing "our country," July 19, 1944
- 13.. Mrs. Chiquito fears she will lose her land, May 17, 1947
- 14.. Tom Jones, Rachel Laughter, and others describe the "Big Snow," January 1, 1948
- 15.. Dewey Etsitty attacks the donkey and praises the elephant, April 18, 1953
- 16.. Marcus Kanuho and Sevier Vaughn review Navajo-Hopi relations, December 8, 1954
- 17.. Paul Jones advocates getting "our money's worth on oil" and explains that industry can help the Tribe provide for the needy, October 6, 1955, and January 18, 1956
- 18.. Gray Valentine looks at contemporary oil development and remembers past promises, January 19, 1956
- Chapter 2. Community
- Introduction
- 19.. St. Michaels residents petition to the President to add land to the reservation, February 26, 1924
- 20.. Greasewood chapter officers ask for a boarding school and Round Rock chapter asks for a day school, April 14, 1932 and March 20, 1939
- 21.. Shonto and Lukachukai residents let the Commissioner of Indian Affairs know they need better roads, June 15, 1935 and February 1937
- 22.. Toadlena chapter officers inform Dr. W. W. Peter that a physician is needed in their community, January 30, 1937
- 23.. Kinlichee chapter members request that their Christmas wish be granted, December 25, 1937
- 24.. Eastern Navajo area residents doubt the author of the Taylor Grazing Act knows anything about them, n.d.
- 25.. Lake Valley Chapter members demand their teacher be fired, July 26, 1940
- 26.. Rock Point residents protest the transfer of a range rider, November 18, 1940
- 27.. Mariano Lake chapter members present a problem with horses, October 26, 1943
- 28.. Twin Lakes residents call for the end of the Mexican Springs soil conservation station, November 22, 1943
- 29.. Many Farms chapter members argue for the end of livestock reduction until the war is over, November 23, 1943
- Chapter 3. Education
- Introduction
- 30.. Jacob C. Morgan (Hampton Institute) reports his activities, August 27, 1902
- 31.. Yanapah Tsosie and Sam Ahkeah (San Juan School) report on a visitor's speech, June 1910
- 32.. Lilly Julian (Sherman Institute) and Katherine Atencia (Albuquerque Indian School) describe life at school in 1914
- 33.. Alice Becenti (Sherman Institute) writes about homesickness, money, and other concerns, August 24, 1914; November 3, 1915; May 1916
- 34.. Grace Padilla (Sherman Institute) asks when she can come home, June 24, 1914; July 19, 1914
- 35.. Gertrude Lynch (St. Michaels School) presents her summer plans, April 19, 1915
- 36.. John Charles (Haskell Institute) wonders about his future, November 30, 1915
- 37.. Chee Dodge calls on the government not to use force in sending children to school, April 20, 1925
- 38.. Waldo Emerson (Fort Wingate) clarifies why he may not continue to stay in school, November 10, 1935
- 39.. Sally Kinlichini asks that her son return home and Lucy Harvey explains why her children are not in school, November 26, 1935, and March 1938
- 40.. Alice Clark invites the director of Navajo education to Toadlena School, May 17, 1940
- 41.. Sam Gorman speaks about the value of a good education, February 2, 1941, and November 4, 1953
- 42.. Chee Dodge summarizes the changes in Navajo perspectives about education, May 20, 1946
- 43.. Roger Davis calls for compulsory education, February 18, 1947
- 44.. Lilly Neil explains the situation in the checkerboard area, September 8, 1947
- 45.. Hoskie Cronemeyer advocates an emphasis on English in the schools, August 11, 1952
- 46.. Sam Ahkeah emphasizes the importance of higher education, July 20, 1953
- 47.. Alice John Bedoni (Phoenix Indian School) stresses the value of education, June 1, 1954
- 48.. Dillon Platero reviews current problems, needs, and accomplishments, January 25, 1960
- Chapter 4. Rights
- Introduction
- 49.. Peshlakai and other leaders support the federal government, November 29, 1908
- 50.. Be-zho-she describes a confrontation with Superintendent William Shelton, November 1, 1913
- 51.. John Yazza and Willie George write from prison, June 24, 1916, and July 8, 1922
- 52.. Nelson Etcitty chastises Superintendent Samuel Stacher, April 4, 1922, and April 21, 1922
- 53.. Howard Gorman speaks out about the traders, December 20, 1939 and July 2, 1940
- 54.. Roger Davis calls for the Navajos to receive the same kind of benefits as non-Indian farmers and ranchers, June 6, 1940
- 55.. The Navajo Rights Association approves by-laws and resolutions, October and November, 1940
- 56.. Deshna Clah Cheschillige advocates Navajo rights, December 8, 1940
- 57.. Private Ralph Anderson demands the right to vote, April 30, 1943
- 58.. Evans Holly, Jack Jones, James Oliver, and Sam Capitan document some of the challenges facing the Native American Church, August 29, 1944, April 15, 1945, and May 8, 1945
- 59.. Julia Denetclaw tries in vain to register to vote, May 6, 1946
- 60.. Annie Wauneka raises questions about the status of Navajo water rights, May 3, 1952
- 61.. Frank Bradley reveals the problems experienced by Navajos working off the reservation, November 3, 1953
- 62.. Annie Wauneka addresses health care, November 2, 1953, October 12, 1955, and January 15, 1959
- 63.. Howard Gorman discusses the need for legal assistance for individual Navajos, October 9, 1958
- Chapter 5. Government
- Introduction
- 64.. Atsidi Nez calls for one boss for all of the Navajos, December 31, 1920
- 65.. Jacob C. Morgan declares Chee Dodge and his friends are trying to force him off the tribal council, May 20, 1927
- 66.. Deshna Clah Cheschillige speaks about the needs of the people, June 1, 1933
- 67.. Tom Dodge says the Tribal Council must deal with traders, soil erosion, and missionaries, October 30, 1933
- 68.. Jacob C. Morgan employs the example of Booker T. Washington, March 12, 1934
- 69.. Jim Shirley complains about administrators taking too much of the Tribal Council's time, April 9, 1934
- 70.. Chee Dodge recommends the removal of Superintendent E. R. Fryer, April 20, 1936
- 71.. Tom Dodge resigns as chairman of the Tribal Council, May 7, 1936
- 72.. Tom Dodge characterizes Jacob Morgan as the Navajo Hitler, March 24, 1938
- 73.. Jacob C. Morgan articulates his hopes for his administration, November 8, 1938
- 74.. Jacob C. Morgan addresses the role of the Tribal Council, March 7, 1939
- 75.. Chairman Jacob C. Morgan denies the right of Vice Chairman Howard Gorman to speak during a Tribal Council meeting, May, 15, 1939
- 76.. Tsehe Notah talks about the need to plan for our own people, July 5, 1940
- 77.. Notah Begay supports a range rider, November 19, 1940
- 78.. Howard Gorman reports to E. R. Fryer on Tom Dodge and Chee Dodge, January 28, 1941
- 79.. Robert Martin and other Tribal Council members provide Congress with a list of grievances, April 1946
- 80.. Dewey Etsitty and Roger Davis argue the traders must pay more rent, June 26, 1948
- 81.. Ned Hatathli urges the Tribal Council to plan for the future, October 14, 1955
- 82.. Annie Wauneka analyzes the job being done by the general counsel, January 23, 1956
- 83.. Howard Gorman clarifies the significance of Williams v. Lee, January 13, 1959
- Chapter 6. Identity
- Introduction
- 84.. Chee Dodge warns people about a short rope, November 16, 1905
- 85.. Clitso D. Dedman seeks Lorenzo Hubbell's advice, September 9, 1912
- 86.. Gehbah Manuelito and Ed Becenti disapprove of Navajo ceremonies, August 18, 1929
- 87.. Toadlena schoolchildren explain how a rug is created, how sheep are cared for, and how a hogan is constructed, ca. 1930
- 88.. Tom Dodge refutes an inaccurate magazine article about the Navajos, February 25, 1933
- 89.. Roy Kinsel, Mattie Denet Dale, John Harvey, Hola Tso, Scott Preston, and David Clark furnish conflicting testimony about peyote, May 9, 1940, and May 15, 1946
- 90.. Navajo Code Talkers use their language and imagination, 1942-1945
- 91.. Private Ralph W. Anderson asks for support during World War II, July 3, 1943
- 92.. Dan Keyonie reminds John Collier that Navajos are fighting for him, July 10, 1943
- 93.. Sam Ahkeah lauds the sacrifices of Navajo soldiers and calls for an end to livestock reduction and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, July 9, 1943
- 94.. David Clah categorizes sheep as "a thing of the past," February 19, 1947
- 95.. Jim Hale and Eugene Gordy explain why sheep and horses still matter, June 28, 1948 and August 20, 1951
- 96.. Alfred Damon considers changing times, ca. 1952
- 97.. Howard Gorman and Sam Ahkeah examine the importance of preserving traditional ceremonial knowledge, March 2, 1954
- 98.. R. C. Gorman stresses the value of military service, April 1, 1954
- 99.. Ned Hatathali notes the altered place of livestock in the Navajo economy, September 19, 1957
- 100.. Paul Jones outlines issues, achievements, and opportunities, January 1959
- Sources
- Index
- Illustrations
- Student drawing, Toadlena School
- Navajo horses during stock reduction
- Dine receiving money for "surplus horses"
- Sheep grazing
- Student drawing, Toadlena School
- Oil rig and horse
- Windmill, well, and wagon
- Navajo lumber crew
- Judging corn, Church Rock
- Dipping sheep, Fort Defiance
- Judging lambs, Canoncito
- Getting a car out of the mud
- Building a road, Tohatchi
