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      Power, Prayers, and Protection

      Robert S. McPherson

      The San Juan River Navajos-residing in the vicinity of Aneth, Montezuma Creek, Bluff, and To?dahidi?ka?anii-have a fascinating history shaped, in part, by the water they lived near and the land…

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      Stories from the Land

      Robert S. McPherson

      Stories from the Land: A Navajo Reader about Monument Valley provides a traditional Navajo view of this iconic landscape and its people. Couched in the oral tradition of the elders…

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      Scouting for the Bluecoats

      Robert S. McPherson

      "With more than twenty books published about the Navajo people, Robert S. McPherson is one of the most prolific contemporary writers concerning their history and culture. Scouting for the Bluecoats…

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      Navajo Women of Monument Valley: Preservers of the Past

      Robert S McPherson

      McPherson, through this oral history of Navajo Women living in Monument Valley, provides a unique story of cultural understanding specific to the area. From personal experience and a shared heritage…

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      Both Sides of the Bullpen: Navajo Trade and Posts

      Robert S. McPherson

      Between 1880 and 1940, Navajo and Ute families and westward-trending Anglos met in the bullpens of southwestern trading posts to barter for material goods. Robert McPherson reveals the ways that…

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      Dineji Na"nitin: Navajo Traditional Teachings and History

      Robert S. McPherson

      Traditional teachings derived from stories and practices passed through generations lie at the core of a well-balanced Navajo life. These teachings are based on a very different perspective on the…

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      Navajo Land, Navajo Culture: The Utah Experience in the Twentieth Century

      Robert S. McPherson

      In Navajo Land, Navajo Culture, Robert S. McPherson presents an intimate history of the Dine, or Navajo people, of southeastern Utah. Moving beyond standard history by incorporating Native voices, the…

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      Viewing the Ancestors: Perceptions of the Anaasazi, Mokwic, and Hisatsinom

      Robert S. McPherson

      Archaeologists have long studied the American Southwest, but as historian Robert McPherson shows in Viewing the Ancestors, their findings may not tell the whole story. McPherson maintains that combining archaeology…

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      Traders, Agents, and Weavers: Developing the Northern Navajo Region

      Robert S. McPherson

      For travellers passing through northern Navajo country, the landscape appears desolate. The remaining Navajo trading posts unimpressive. Yet a closer look at the economic and creative activity in this region…

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      Traders, Agents, and Weavers: Developing the Northern Navajo Region

      Robert S. McPherson

      For travellers passing through northern Navajo country, the desert landscape appears desolate. The few remaining Navajo trading posts seem unimpressive. Yet a closer look at the economic and creative activity…

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      Life in a Corner: Cultural Episodes in Southeastern Utah, 1880-1950

      Robert S. McPherson

      Community building in the Four Corners area of southeastern Utah required a good bit of determination on the part of settlers. Robert McPherson draws on oral history and personal archives…

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      Under the Eagle: Samuel Holiday, Navajo Code Talker

      Samuel Holiday,Robert S. McPherson

      Samuel Holiday was one of a small group of Navajo men enlisted by the Marine Corps during World War II to use their native language to transmit secret communications on…

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      A Navajo Legacy: The Life and Teachings of John Holiday

      John Holiday,Robert S. McPherson

      For almost ninety years, Navajo medicine man John Holiday has watched the sun rise over the rock formations of his home in Monument Valley. Author and scholar Robert S. McPherson…

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      Mapping the Four Corners: Narrating the Hayden Survey of 1875

      Robert S. McPherson,Susan Rhoades Neel

      In 1875, a team of cartographers, geologists, and scientists entered the Four Corners area for what they thought would be a calm summer’s work completing a previous survey. By skillfully…

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      Traditional Navajo Teachings

      Robert S. McPherson, Perry Juan Robinson

      "The Earth Surface People, the final work in this trilogy, provides teachings about Navajo life from cradleboard to grave. Central to all is achieving "Long Life, Happiness" as one moves…

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      Traditional Navajo Teachings

      Robert S. McPherson, Perry Juan Robinson

      "Navajo teachings provide a classic study of a land-based religion that involves every aspect of the physical world in a spiritual universe. Nothing is too big or small-everything holds a…

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      Traditional Navajo Teachings

      Robert S. McPherson, Perry Juan Robinson

      "The books should be required reading for anyone who comes to teach, practice medicine or work on the Navajo Nation in any capacity- as well as young Navajos who seek…

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      Mapping the Four Corners: Narrating the Hayden Survey of 1875

      Robert S. McPherson,Susan Rhoades Neel

      In 1875, a team of cartographers, geologists, and scientists entered the Four Corners area for what they thought would be a calm summer’s work completing a previous survey. By skilfully…

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      Navajo Tradition, Mormon Life: The Autobiography and Teachings of Jim Dandy

      Robert S. McPherson,Jim Dandy,Sarah E. Burak

      Navajo Jim Dandy became a Mormon as part of the LDS Placement pro-gram and found a way to combine the traditions and beliefs of both

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