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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)
Sihasin is a Diné (Navajo) band consisting of brother and sister duo, Clayson and Jeneda Benally. The band's name, "Sihasin", translates to "hope" in the Diné language. [1] The band is from Flagstaff, Arizona, [2] and their music is based in Diné culture, activism and punk rock. [3]
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.
This is a list of visual artists who are Indigenous peoples of the Americas, categorized by primary media. Mestizo and Métis artists whose indigenous descent is integral to their art are included, as are Siberian Yup'ik artists due to their cultural commonalities with Alaskan Yup'ik people.
Native American women in the arts include the following notable individuals. This list article is of women visual artists who are Native Americans in the United States.. The Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990 defines "Native American" as those being enrolled in either federally recognized tribes or certain state-recognized tribes or "an individual certified as an Indian artisan by an Indian ...
Henry Chee Dodge (c. 1860–1947), also known in Navajo by his nicknames Hastiin Adiitsʼaʼii ("Mister Interpreter") and Kiiłchííʼ ("Red Boy"), was the last official Head Chief of the Navajo Tribe from 1884 until 1910, the first Tribal Chairman of the Navajo Business Council from 1922 until 1928, and chairman of the then Navajo Tribal Council from 1942 until 1946. [1]