The Journey of Navajo Oshley

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Title The Journey of Navajo Oshley
Subject Navajo; Mormon; Arizona; Colorado; New Mexico; Utah; Indigenous peoples--North America
Keywords Native Americans
Publisher Utah State University Press
File Name The Journey of Navajo Oshley
Tribe Navajo
Source Utah State University
Language eng
Description Ak'é Nýdzin, or Navajo Oshley, was born sometime between 1879 and 1893. His oral memoir is set on the northern frontier of Navajo land, principally the San Juan River basin in southeastern Utah, and tells the story of his early life near Dennehetso and his travels, before there were roads or many towns, from Monument Valley north along Comb Ridge to Blue Mountain. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Anglos and Navajos expanded their use and settlement of lands north of the San Juan. Grazing lands and the Anglo wage economy drew many Navajos across the river. Oshley, a sheepherder, was among the first to settle there. He cared for the herds of his extended family, while also taking supplemental jobs with the growing livestock industry in the area. His narrative is woven with vivid and detailed portraits of Navajo culture: clan relationships, marriages and children, domestic life, the importance of livestock, complex relations with the natural world, ceremonies, trading, and hand trembling.
Type Text
Rights Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the Utah State University Press (435) 797-1362
ARK ark:/87278/s6z06567
Holding Institution Utah State University Digital Commons
Date 2000
Setname uaida_main
ID 387262
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6z06567
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