The Navajos in the American historical imagination, 1868-1900.

Discusses America's imaginative perceptions of the Navajos, native American people, during the period 1868-1900, emphasizing America's efforts to improve the barbaric lifestyle practiced by the Navajos. Why Anglo-Americans believed that Navajos violated the principles of law and order; Reference to...

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Publicado en:Ethnohistory Vol. 45; no. 2; pp. 237 - 276
Autor principal: Lyon, William H.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Duke University Press Spring98
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Sumario:Discusses America's imaginative perceptions of the Navajos, native American people, during the period 1868-1900, emphasizing America's efforts to improve the barbaric lifestyle practiced by the Navajos. Why Anglo-Americans believed that Navajos violated the principles of law and order; Reference to a recession by the Navajos in the period 1863; Contention that the Navajos would defend their rights at the slightest provocation; Factors supporting this contention.