Under Sacred Ground: A History of Navajo Oil, 1922-1982

By Kathleen P. Chamberlain

Book Overview

Modern Navajo tribal government originated in 1923 solely to approve oil leases. This ethnohistory tracks the major changes brought to the Navajo people in the six decades following the discovery and exploitation of oil and gas on tribal lands.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826320422
• ISBN13: 9780826320421
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Unm Press
• Length: 189 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"