The Navajo as Seen by the Franciscans, 1898-1921 A Sourcebook

by Bahr, Howard M.

• ISBN13: 9780810849624
• ISBN10: 0810849623
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-06-24
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Summary

This volume covers the remarkably productive first decades of the Franciscan missions to the Navajo, during the ministry of Father Anselm Weber, from the arrival of the first missionaries in 1898 to Fr. Anselm's passing in 1921. Its 43 chapters are divided into six parts: Beginnings, Indian Policy, Early Ministry 1901-1910, Navajo Land, Among the People 1911-1920, and Navajo Customs and Character. Supplemented by 16 rare black and white photographs, this reference work is a fascinating glance into the lives of two cultures forever changed by each other.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations	p. xi
Series Editor's Foreword	p. xiii
Foreword	p. xvii
Acknowledgments	p. xix
Introduction	p. xxv
Beginnings	p. 1
The Birth of the Navajo Missions	p. 3
Beginnings of St. Michael's Mission and School	p. 6
First Christmases	p. 16
"Suspicion Is almost a Virtue Here"	p. 24
Father Anselm's 1899 San Juan Exploration	p. 38
First Impressions and Councils with Headmen, 1900	p. 52
Fall 1900: Students to Santa Fe, Headmen to Cienega	p. 72
Mission to the San Juan, 1904	p. 87
Indian Policy	p. 109
Federal Policy and Indian Missions, 1869-1916	p. 111
What Are We Doing for the Indians?	p. 126
Early Ministry, 1901-1910	p. 171
Neighbors	p. 173
Chin Lee in Retrospect	p. 182
Time in the Saddle, Students, and Sacraments	p. 193
Law and Order, American Style	p. 210
The Navajo Trouble of 1905	p. 221
The Case of Des Chee Nee	p. 244
The Last Warrior	p. 259
Navajo Land	p. 265
Land Claims: Learning and Using the Law	p. 267
White Profits from Navajo Lands	p. 282
The Navajo Indians: A Statement of Facts	p. 289
My Work on Navajo Land Problems	p. 318
Among the People, 1911-1920	p. 325
The Faith for One and All	p. 327
Shortcoats and Longgowns	p. 335
Tales of Lukachukai	p. 347
A Sick Call to Crystal	p. 360
Navajo on the Warpath?	p. 366
St. Isabel's: The Missing Pages	p. 386
"You Ministers Seem to Make Trouble for Us Wherever You Are"	p. 394
Life at Chin Lee Mission, 1917-1918: Contrasting Views	p. 400
The Struggle for Chin Lee	p. 412
Influenza Epidemic	p. 438
Priorities	p. 462
Navajo Customs and Character	p. 485
Navajo Land and People	p. 487
The Character of the Navajo	p. 512
Navajo Names	p. 516
Family Love and Family Work	p. 522
The Navajo Woman and Her Home	p. 532
Mealtimes with the Navajo	p. 534
Pawn, Games, Gambling	p. 540
Navajo Ethics	p. 548
Prayer and Sacrifice in Navajo Perspective	p. 552
The Natural and the Supernatural	p. 562
The Navajo and Christianity	p. 574
Franciscan Friars of the Province of St. John Baptist Serving the Navajo Missions, 1898-1921	p. 581
Bibliography	p. 585
Index	p. 591
About the Contributors	p. 605
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