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Author Pavlik, Steve, author.

Title The Navajo and the Animal People : Native American Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Ethnozoology
Published New York : Fulcrum Publishing, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (161 pages)
Contents Preface; Foreword by William B. Tsosie Jr; Introduction:; The Navajo Universe and the Natural World; Chapter One:; The Powerful Mountain People; Chapter Two: ; Will Big Trotter Reclaim His Place?; Chapter Three: ; The Defamation of Slim Trotter; Chapter Four: ; The One Who Walks Silently; Chapter Five:; Mysteries of the Spotted Lion ; Chapter Six:; Children of the Monster Bird; Chapter Seven:; A Serpent's Tale ; Chapter Eight: ; Notes on Other Hunting People; References
Summary A fascinating insight into the Navajo tribe's spiritual relationship with carnivorous animals
Notes English
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Subject Navajo philosophy.
Traditional ecological knowledge -- Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah
Human-animal relationships -- Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah
Human-animal relationships
Navajo philosophy
Traditional ecological knowledge
Gender & Ethnic Studies.
Social Sciences.
Ethnic & Race Studies.
Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781938486661
1938486668
1936218925
9781936218929