Naalyehe Ba Hooghan--"House of Merchandise": The Navajo Trading Post as an Institution of Cultural Change, 1900 to 1930

Naalyehe Ba Hooghan--"House of Merchandise": The Navajo Trading Post as an Institution of Cultural Change, 1900 to 1930

Navajo Reservation trading posts held an influential position between two cultures and operated on Navajo terms but also were an assimilative force emphasizing white values through the marketing of Navajo wool and rugs, traffic in prehistoric artifacts, and employment of Navajos in a mixed barter an...

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Veröffentlicht in:American Indian culture and research journal 1992, Vol.16 (1), p.23-43
1. Verfasser: McPherson, Robert S
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Acculturation
American Indian History
American Indians
Business
Cultural Exchange
Cultural relations
Culture Contact
History
Native Americans
Navajo (Nation)
Navajo Reservation
Social Change
Social conditions & trends
Trade
Trading Posts
United States of America
Western States
Whites
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Zusammenfassung:Navajo Reservation trading posts held an influential position between two cultures and operated on Navajo terms but also were an assimilative force emphasizing white values through the marketing of Navajo wool and rugs, traffic in prehistoric artifacts, and employment of Navajos in a mixed barter and wage economy. (SV)
ISSN:0161-6463
DOI:10.17953/aicr.16.1.q774626152j8l44j