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Navajo Studies Subject Guide: History

Books Journal and Magazine Articles Electronic Indexes and Full-text Databases Web Resources

Books 

Books on Navajo history can be found in the E99.N3 and F sections of the library. Most of the material can be found in the Southwest Room.

Useful subject headings for searching the San Juan College Library Catalog:

  • Navajo Code Talkers
  • Navajo Indian Reservation--History
  • Navajo Indians--Biography
  • Navajo Indians--Government relations
  • Navajo Indians--History
  • Navajo Indians--History--19th century
  • Navajo Indians--History--20th century
  • Navajo Indians--Treaties
  • Navajo Indians--Wars
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Journal and Magazine Articles

The following print indexes are good places to look for citations to articles about political science topics.
  • Social Science Index
Some useful journals in the San Juan College Library Collection:
 
Title Paper Bound/Fiche
Colorado Heritage 2001 + 1985-2000
Colorado History Now Nov 1997 +
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Currents: News Utah State Hist. Soc. Feb 1999 +
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New Mexico Historical Review  Jan 2001 + 1963-1966, 68-2000
Utah Historical Quarterly 2001 + 1982-2000
Utah State Hist. Soc. News. (Now Currents) 1996-97
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Western Historical Quarterly Spr 2001 + 1971, 74-75, 82-2000
For a complete list of titles, click here. If you find a title not in our collection, please see the Reference Librarian about InterLibrary Loan.

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Electronic Indexes and Full-text Databases

First Search

First Search includes several databases that cover art, literature, and language topics. The following are some good databases to begin a search:
AHSearch: Indexes the world's leading arts and humanities journals. Covers 1980 to the present. Includes some fulltext. 

Useful Subject Headings

  • Navajo.
  • History
Dissertations: Selectively covers masters theses and dissertations including dissertations from Canada, Great Britain, and Europe. Coverage from 1861 to the present. Abstracts included only since 1980 for Ph.D. dissertations and 1988 for Master's theses. For information on how to get a copy of a dissertation, see the Reference Librarian. 

There are no subject terms for Navajo in this database. Useful Subject Heading:

  • History, United States
Humanities Abstracts: Abstracts covering diverse subject areas of the
humanities. Covers 1984 to the present, including some full-text articles. A good place to begin a general search.

Useful Subject Headings:

  • Navajo Indians.
  • Indians of North America
  • History
Social Science Abstracts: Includes citations, abstracts and some fulltext articles from general social science periodicals, some of which include historical studies. Coverage from 1983 to the present.

Useful Subject Headings:

  • Navajo Indians.
  • Indians of North America
  • History
Wilson Select and Wilson SelectPlus: Includes fulltext articles from humanities and social science journals and popular magazines. Coverage from 1994 to the present.

Useful Subject Headings:

  • Navajo Indians.
  • Indians of North America
  • History
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ProQuest

Search the following modules for information on historical topics. There is no subject term for Navajo. The best results can be found doing a keyword search.
  • Humanities Module
  • Multicultural Module

Note   To set up a ProQuest search in a specific module, follow these steps:

  1. Click on "Collections" at the top of the ProQuest screen.
  2. Click on the "+" sign in the box next to "ProQuest General Reference"
  3. Click on the box next to the module you wish to select.

Some sample journals:

 

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Web Resources

Navajo Nation Museum
http://nnlibrary.navajo.org/
Links to exhibits and other resources on the history of the Navajo/Diné people.

Navajo Timeline
http://www.lapahie.com/Timeline.cfm
A fairly extensive timeline of Navajo history. 

Navajo Codetalkers Bibliography
http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq12-1.htm
A list of resources about the Navajo Codetalkers. Also includes a link to a Navajo Codetalker Dictionary: http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq61-4.htm. Also includes a fact sheet: http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq61-2.htm

Navajo Code Talker Site
http://www.lapahie.com/NavajoCodeTalker.cfm
This site was designed by the son of one of the Code Talkers. It includes links to articles about them, the original code, biographical sketches and other resources.

The Long Walk to Bosque Redondo
http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/smithsonian/issues97/dec97/bosque.html
An article in Smithsonian Magazine. Includes a link to other resources.

Long Walk of the Navajos
http://americanhistory.about.com/library/prm/bllongwalk.htm
An article written for about.com. 

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