growing mainly corn, beans, and squash. As a result of Spanish influence, they began herding sheep and goats, depending on them for food and trade. They spun and wove sheared wool into blankets and clothing which
For the students in one of my classes this semester that moment came courtesy of the Cherokee blood feud, and the sticking point was very clearly collective responsibility for murder. Simply put, the feud enabled the clan of a murdered individual to claim revenge against any member of the clan...
While the meaning ofNavajois open to scholarly conjecture, Zah and others say the word is insulting. AdoptingDineh,they argue, makes a strong statement at a time when American Indians are focusing on the power of language to shape consciousness. “As I understand it,Navajois a word that cam...