Navajo History

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Three lecture. Examines Diné (The People) history with emphasis on the role the Navajo have played in the economic, cultural, and political life of the Navajo nation. Students will be able to: summarize the early history related to the evolution of the Navajo as “The People”; describe the major legends of the Navajo, and how these legends have influenced the Nation; explain how the Spanish attempted to colonize the Navajo and how these efforts were resisted; interpret the sequence of events involving the U.S. Government’s action towards the Navajo under the auspices of “Manifest Destiny”; explain and appraise the present day direction and organization of the Navajo Nation.