Arthur Johnson Memorial Library

Dutton, Bertha P.

Navahos and Apaches: The Athabascan peoples Bertha P. Dutton - Englewood Cliffs, N.J. Prentice-Hall 1976 - xiv, 96 p.

Contents:
The Athabascans: The interjacent peoples: early history
Cultural characteristics
Habitat and social organization
Origins of band names
The Navaho Indians: Brief history
The main Navaho reservations
Physical appearance and attire
Contemporary life
Hopi-Navaho land disputes
Navaho ceremonies
Off-reservation Navaho groups
The Apache Indians: Brief history
The Chiricahua and Mescalero
The Jicarilla
The western Apaches
Religious beliefs and ceremonies

Traces the history of the Navajo and Apache peoples, and examines their mythology, religion, secret societies, social customs, taboos, rituals, and ceremonies, while showing how these two proud Indian tribes have adapted to the modern world while maintaining traditional ways

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