Working on the Railroad, Walking in Beauty : Navajos, Hózhó, and Track Work

Working on the Railroad, Walking in Beauty Navajos, Hózhó, and Track Work

For over one hundred years, Navajos have gone to work in significant numbers on Southwestern railroads. As they took on the arduous work of laying and anchoring tracks, they turned to traditional religion to anchor their lives.Jay Youngdahl, an attorney who has represented Navajo workers in clai...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Youngdahl, Jay (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Logan, UT : Utah State University Press 2011.
Edición:1st ed
Materias:
Railroads > Southwest, New > Employees > History.
Railroad construction workers > Southwest, New > History.
Navajo Indians > Religion.
Navajo Indians > Social conditions.
Navajo Indians > Employment.
Southwest, New > Politics and government.
Southwest, New > Race relations.
Electronic books.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009432633206719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; One: Life on the Tracks; Two: Religion on the Rez; Three: A Visit with a Medicine Man; Four: Adversaries and Advocates; Five: How Did Navajo Men Come to Work for the Railroads?; Six: Railroads, Trading Posts, and a Fatal Challenge to the RRB's System; Seven: In the Workers' Words; Eight: Anchoring and Adaptability, Fixed yet Fluid; Afterword; Selected Bibliography; Index

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