The northern Navajo frontier, 1860-1900

By Robert S. McPherson

Subjects: Indians of north america, cultural assimilation, Navajo Indians, Frontier and pioneer life, Frontier and pioneer life, southwest, new, Wars, Indians of North America, Land tenure, Captivities, History, Indians of north america, southwest, new

Description: "Focusing on an important part of the Navajo borderlands - the northern frontier - this book shows how Navajos were able to defend and expand their territory, reservation, and population during a period when most Native Americans were losing their lands. They accomplished this not through war or as a concerted effort organized from the top down, but by an "aggressive defensive" posture built on traditional culture and individual actions that varied with changing circumstances."--BOOK JACKET.