Dinéjí Na`nitin: Navajo Traditional Teachings and History

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DINÉJÍ NA`NITIN DINÉJÍ NA`NITIN Navajo Traditional Teachings and History Robert S. McPherson UNIVERSITY PRESS OF COLORADO Boulder © 2012 University Press of Colorado Published by the University Press of Colorado 5589 Arapahoe Avenue, Suite 206C Boulder, Colorado 80303 The University Press of Colorado is a proud member of The Association of American University Presses. The University Press of Colorado is a cooperative publishing enterprise supported, in part, by Adams State University, Colorado State University, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Regis University, University of Colorado, University of Northern Colorado, Utah State University, and Western State Colorado University. All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Cover design by Charles Yanito (artist) ISBN: 978-1-60732-216-0 (paper) ISBN: 978-1-60732-217-7 (e-book) Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data McPherson, Robert S., 1947Din éjí Na’nitin : Navajo traditional teachings and history / Robert S. McPherson. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-60732-216-0 (hardcover : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-60732-217-7 (ebook) 1. Navajo Indians—History. 2. Navajo philosophy. 3. Navajo Indians—Social life and customs . I. Title. E99.N3M33 2012 979.1004’9726—dc23 2012035285 To those elders who cared to share ...