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Working on the Railroad, Walking in Beauty: Navajos, Hózhǫ́, and Track Work: Contents

Working on the Railroad, Walking in Beauty: Navajos, Hózhǫ́, and Track Work

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Contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Foreword
  6. Preface
  7. Introduction
    1. An introduction to the Navajo Nation
    2. Navajo railroad work
    3. The legal background of Navajo railroad work
    4. Language, space, and time
    5. “Pastoral life” and “modern civilization”
    6. The fixed and the fluid
    7. The meaning and importance of Navajo strategies
  8. One: Life on the Tracks
    1. Meeting Jerry Sandoval
    2. Wage labor and the Navajo
    3. The work of railroad trackmen
    4. Jerry Sandoval’s experience
  9. Two: Religion on the Rez
    1. A Pentecostal family
    2. Religious practices on the Navajo Nation
    3. Traditional Navajo religion
    4. The Native American Church
    5. Christianity on the rez
    6. A short discussion with Harry Walters
    7. The centrality of hózhǫ́
    8. David Sangster—A conversation about the interplay of religious traditions
  10. Three: A Visit with a Medicine Man
    1. Meeting John Sandoval
    2. John’s work as a medicine man
    3. The Long Walk
    4. John Wayne on the wall
  11. Four: Adversaries and Advocates
    1. The Bureau of Indian Affairs: Friend or foe to the Navajo worker?
    2. Efforts at “de-culturating” the Navajo worker
    3. The Unitarian Service Committee’s project with Navajo railroad workers
  12. Five: How Did Navajo Men Come to Work for the Railroads?
    1. Tom Caydaitto—Using the Blessingway and the Enemyway
    2. A visit to Chicago
    3. The impetus from World War II
    4. The Railroad Retirement Board develops a system for Navajo railroad work
    5. The RRB implements its manpower system for the railroads
    6. The system matures
  13. Six: Railroads, Trading Posts, and a Fatal Challenge to the RRB’s System
    1. Leroy Yazzie—“Go round up some Navajos”
    2. The railroads take full advantage
    3. The RRB works to please the railroads
    4. Sparks fly between the RRB and the railroads
    5. Issues at the trading posts
    6. An important journalist takes note
    7. The legal service lawyers enter
    8. The end of the system
  14. Seven: In the Workers’ Words
    1. Tom Martinez—Following in the footsteps of the Holy People
    2. The Pintos—Husband and wife healers
    3. Dickie and Marilyn Sandoval—A family that followed the tracks
    4. Joe Mace—Finding a personal military connection
    5. The Spencers—“My crystal is like the white man’s computer”
  15. Eight: Anchoring and Adaptability, Fixed yet Fluid
  16. Afterword
  17. Selected Bibliography
  18. Index

Foreword, Michael D. Jackson

Preface

Introduction

An introduction to the Navajo Nation

Navajo railroad work

The legal background of Navajo railroad work

Language, space, and time

“Pastoral life” and “modern civilization”

The fixed and the fluid

The meaning and importance of Navajo strategies

One: Life on the Tracks

Meeting Jerry Sandoval

Wage labor and the Navajo

The work of railroad trackmen

Jerry Sandoval’s experience

Two: Religion on the Rez

A Pentecostal family

Religious practices on the Navajo Nation

Traditional Navajo religion

The Native American Church

Christianity on the rez

A short discussion with Harry Walters

The centrality of hózhǫ́

David Sangster—A conversation about the interplay of religious traditions

Three: A Visit with a Medicine Man

Meeting John Sandoval

John’s work as a medicine man

The Long Walk

John Wayne on the wall

Four: Adversaries and Advocates

The Bureau of Indian Affairs: Friend or foe to the Navajo worker?

Efforts at “de-culturating” the Navajo worker

The Unitarian Service Committee’s project with Navajo railroad workers

Five: How Did Navajo Men Come to Work for the Railroads?

Tom Caydaitto—Using the Blessingway and the Enemyway

A visit to Chicago

The impetus from World War II

The Railroad Retirement Board develops a system for Navajo railroad work

The RRB implements its manpower system for the railroads

The system matures

Six: Railroads, Trading Posts, and a Fatal Challenge to the RRB’s System

Leroy Yazzie—“Go round up some Navajos”

The railroads take full advantage

The RRB works to please the railroads

Sparks fly between the RRB and the railroads

Issues at the trading posts

An important journalist takes note

The legal service lawyers enter

The end of the system

Seven: In the Workers’ Words

Tom Martinez—Following in the footsteps of the Holy People

The Pintos—Husband and wife healers

Dickie and Marilyn Sandoval—A family that followed the tracks

Joe Mace—Finding a personal military connection

The Spencers—“My crystal is like the white man’s computer”

Eight: Anchoring and Adaptability, Fixed yet Fluid

Afterword

Selected Bibliography

Index

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  1. Cover Page
  2. Begin Reading
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Foreword
  6. Preface
  7. Introduction
  8. Afterword
  9. Selected Bibliography
  10. Index
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