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In a 1930 report, William Zeh, a forester for the Navajo Reservation, observed there was serious erosion in different parts of the reservation. He suggested a minor reduction in livestock, with an emphasis upon the number of goats. He believed the Navajo way of life was threatened. [2] There was also a drought in the Midwest.
This is a list of Native American musicians and singers.They are notable musicians and singers, who are from peoples Indigenous to the contemporary United States, including Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Native Americans in the United States.
William Ralganal Benson, Pomo, (1862–1937) Carrie Bethel, Mono Lake Paiute; Susan Billy, Hopland Band Pomo; Mary Holiday Black, Navajo (ca. 1934–2022) Loren Bommelyn, Smith River Tolowa; Nellie Charlie, Mono Lake Paiute; Chipeta, Uncompahgre Ute (c. 1843–1924) Kelly Church, Gun Lake Potawatomi; Mike Dart, Cherokee Nation (born 1977)
A traditional Navajo house blessing was conducted by the singer Big Man in November 1937, and many of Klah's relatives attended. The museum's earliest names were the Navajo House of Prayer and the House of Navajo Religion, but, soon after it opened to the public, its name officially became the Museum of Navajo Ceremonial Art.
Hulleah Tsinhnahjinnie, Muscogee Creek-Seminole-Navajo (born 1954) Richard Ray Whitman, Yuchi-Muscogee Creek (born 1949) Matika Wilbur, founder of Project 562, Swinomish-Tulalip (born 1984) Will Wilson, Navajo (born 1969)
Charles M. Roessel, 63, American Navajo photographer, journalist and academic administrator, president of Diné College (since 2017). [46] Peter Rogers, 85, Welsh politician, AM (1999–2003). [47] Raymond Saw Po Ray, 76, Burmese Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Yangon (1987–1993) and bishop of Mawlamyine (1993–2023). [48]
Tommy Singer (1940 – May 31, 2014) was a Navajo silversmith who specialized in chip-inlay jewelry. [1] He died in a motorcycle accident on May 31, 2014. [citation needed] His inlaid turquoise, coral, and silver pieces incorporated traditional Navajo designs. Singer gained acclaim as the originator of the chip inlay design which he developed ...
Raymond Carlos Nakai was born in Flagstaff, Arizona on April 16, 1946, to a family of Navajo and Ute descent. [1] [2] His father Raymond Nakai served as the Chairman of the Navajo Nation from 1963 to 1970. [3] He now resides in Tucson, Arizona. [1]