Navajo Placenames and Trails of the Canyon de Chelly System, Arizona

Navajo Placenames and Trails of the Canyon de Chelly System, Arizona
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Publisher : Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
Total Pages : 284
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Download or read book Navajo Placenames and Trails of the Canyon de Chelly System, Arizona written by Stephen C. Jett and published by Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers. This book was released on 2001 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Placenames also function as mnemonic devices that may facilitate communication, travel, resource-finding, and mythological memory, and as such are highly charged linguistic symbols.".


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