This book sketches the long geological history, and explores the many physical landscapes of this rocky, colorful region bound by the Four Sacred Mountains, and settled by the Navajo Indians 500 years ago.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Orthographic and Linguistic Conventions -- INTRODUCTION: The Intimate Nostalgia of Diné Country Music -- ONE: Keeping up with the Yazzies: The Authenticity of Class and Geographic Boundaries -- TWO: Generic Navajo: The Language Politics of Social Authenticity -- THREE: Radmilla's Voice: Racializing Music Genre -- FOUR: Sounding Navajo: The Politics of Social Citizenship and Tradition -- FIVE: Many Voices, One Nation -- EPILOGUE: "The Lights of Albuquerque"--Notes -- Works Cited -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z

Issues facing the Navajo reservation from 1920-1980.

Examines the history, culture, and changing fortunes of the Navajo.

"A delight to read; an invaluable historical and cultural narrative."--Leslie Marmon Silko