Description: Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute : An American Tragedy by David M. Brugge. University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, 1994. 307 page stated first edition hardcover in very good condition with light ex-libris markings - no other interior markings or glaring flaws. In 1882 President Chester A. Arthur signed an executive order that created a joint-occupation reservation for both Hopis and western Navajos in present-day Arizona. This policy was the start of a century-long land dispute between the two tribes. The Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute recounts the origins and history of the legal battle between the two peoples for control of the 1882 reservation, focusing on the federal court case, Healing v. Jones, in which the author served as a consultant for the Navajo Nation. Although the federal government wanted to relocate impoverished Navajos from the disputed land, Brugge firmly believed that a fair court hearing would reinforce the Navajo claim. His account of Healing vs. Jones - events leading to the case, the court case itself, and the aftermath of the judge's decision - tries to balance the extreme positions staked out by advocates for the Hopis and the Navajos. Brugge argues that, to this day, the Navajos suffer stereotyping and prejudice, both of which were decisive in the tragic outcome of the legal battle. Lawyers for the Hopis, he contends, exploited ethnic hatred to the benefit of their client tribe and to the detriment of the Navajos. $4.85 domestic U.S. shipping. Payment must be received within 24 hours of sale.
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Book Title: Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute : an American Tragedy
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Book Series: Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute : An American Tragedy
Original Language: English
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Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Features: Ex-Library
Topic: Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies
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Ex Libris: Yes
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Age Level: Adults
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
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Intended Audience: Adults
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Edition: First Edition
Publication Year: 1994
Type: Hardcover Book
Era: 1990s
Author: David M. Brugge
Genre: Social Science
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Number of Pages: 307 Pages
