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Navajo Sacred Places

Navajo Sacred Places

by KlaraB.Kelley (Author), HarrisFrancis (Author), Harris Francis (Primary Contributor), Klara Bonsack Kelley (Author)

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    Paperback 1994

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Synopsis

Kelley and Francis clearly and comprehensivly address a timely topic, illuminating superbly the inexorable linkage between preserving American Indian cultures and protecting sites endowed with spiritual significance. -Choice

This is an exceptional ethnography of the Navajos' relationship to their land... -The Reader's Review

The authors succeed admirably in their goal to investigate Navajo oral traditions in relation to place. -Raymond J. DeMallie

An engaging blend of anthropological study and firsthand account takes readers into the heart of the Navajo's struggle to protect their sacred places.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 272
 Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 01 Nov 1994
ISBN 10: 0253208939
ISBN 13: 9780253208934
Book Overview: An engaging blend of anthropological study and firsthand account takes readers into the heart of the Navajo's struggle to protect their sacred places.

Media Reviews
Kelley and Francis clearly and comprehensivly address a timely topic, illuminating superbly the inexorable linkage between preserving American Indian cultures and protecting sites endowed with spiritual significance. - Choice This is an exceptional ethnography of the Navajos' relationship to their land ... - The Reader's Review The authors succeed admirably in their goal to investigate Navajo oral traditions in relation to place. - Raymond J. DeMallie
Author Bio

KLARA BONSACK KELLEY is a consulting ethnologist who has lived and studied in Navajo communities for more than seventeen years. Her publications include Navajo Land Use: An Ethnoarchaeological Study and (with Peter Whiteley) Navajoland: Family Settlement and Land Use.

HARRIS FRANCIS is a Navajo, Tachii'nii clan born for Tabaaha clan, who grew up on the Navajo Reservation speaking Navajo and observing traditions in daily use. He is an American Indian Cultural Rights Protection Consultant and co-author of several articles on Navajo cultural rights and sacred places.