Under Sacred Ground A History of Navajo Oil, 1922-1982 |
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| Author:
| Chamberlain, Kathleen P. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8263-2042-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2008 |
| Publisher: | University of New Mexico Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $30.00 |
Book Description:
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Modern Navajo tribal government originated in 1923 solely to approve oil leases. This ethnohistory tracks the major changes brought to the Navajo people in the six decades following the discovery and exploitation of oil and gas on tribal lands.
Modern Navajo tribal government originated in 1923 solely to approve oil leases. This ethnohistory tracks the major changes brought to the Navajo people in the six decades following the discovery and exploitation of oil and gas on tribal lands.