Re-Imagining the Landscape: Persistent Ideologies and Indelible Marks Upon the Land
Author
Stuart-Richard, Gina D.Issue Date
2012Keywords
Cultural LandscapesMount Taylor
Native Identity
Traditional Cultural Properties
American Indian Studies
Ancestral Landscapes
Cultural Continuity
Advisor
Ferguson, T. J.
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The University of Arizona.Rights
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Land is a critical element in the formation of, maintenance and continuance of Native identity to tribes in North America. Since time immemorial, Native people have occupied these landscapes in a manner than can perhaps be best described as "persistent." Native views of the land can differ significantly from those of a Western, or Anglo-American tradition. And when managers of these lands come from a Western tradition, dissimilar views on how these lands should be used can become very problematic for Native people. This research examines how five tribes (Pueblo of Acoma, the Hopi Tribe, Pueblo of Laguna, Navajo Nation and Pueblo of Zuni) view their identity and future cultural continuity as their ancestral homelands are inundated by competing uranium mining interests that threaten to destroy the Mount Taylor landscape of northern New Mexico.Type
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Degree Name
M.A.Degree Level
mastersDegree Program
Graduate CollegeAmerican Indian Studies