This thesis concerns the lives of captives taken by the Navajo people during the 1846-1863-time period in New Mexico. The goals of this work are two-fold: First, to expand upon the available literature regarding the captivity experience of people taken in raids or conflict and to explain those captives roles within a Navajo context. The second goal addresses the need for more study of American Indian practices regarding slavery, particularly through the use of American Indian oral tradition and stories. This has been accomplished through the use of a comparative slavery analysis with another global indigenous culture. Further, through the use of Navajo oral tradition, language and cultural philosophical concepts; this work will lay the foundation for understanding the cultural background necessary to understand the lives of captives. And finally, this thesis will study the lives of several captives and explain their significance to the larger narrative of American History. Through these points, it will become clear previous studies about the lives of captives or slaves have been narrow in their focus. Through the use of Navajo oral traditions, language and culture; this research highlights the necessity for incorporating culturally relevant understandings into narratives of American Indian history.
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Dodge, Neil. "My Brother, My Slave: The Social and Cultural Role of Slavery among the Navajo." (2016). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/hist_etds/22
Maandishi ya kwanza ya kitabu hiki yanahusu maisha ya mateka waliochukuliwa na watu wa Navajo wakati wa kipindi cha 1846-1863 huko New Mexico. Lengo la kazi hii ni mbili: Kwanza, kupanua juu ya fasihi inapatikana kuhusu uzoefu wa utekwa wa watu kuchukuliwa katika mashambulizi au migogoro na kueleza wale majukumu wa wafungwa ndani ya mazingira ya Navajo. Lengo la pili linashughulikia haja ya utafiti zaidi wa mazoea ya Wahindi wa Amerika kuhusu utumwa, haswa kupitia matumizi ya utamaduni wa mdomo wa Wahindi wa Amerika na hadithi. Hii imefanywa kwa kutumia uchambuzi wa kulinganisha utumwa na utamaduni mwingine wa asili wa kimataifa. Kwa kuongezea, kupitia matumizi ya utamaduni wa mdomo wa Navajo, lugha na dhana za falsafa za kitamaduni; kazi hii itatengeneza msingi wa kuelewa asili ya kitamaduni muhimu kuelewa maisha ya mateka. Mwishowe, thesis hii itasoma maisha ya mateka kadhaa na kuelezea umuhimu wao kwa hadithi kubwa ya Historia ya Amerika. Kwa sababu ya mambo haya, itakuwa wazi kwamba masomo ya awali kuhusu maisha ya mateka au watumwa yamekuwa na mwelekeo mdogo. Kwa kutumia mapokeo ya mdomo, lugha na utamaduni wa Navajo, utafiti huu unaangazia umuhimu wa kuingiza uelewa unaohusiana na utamaduni katika hadithi za historia ya Wahindi wa Amerika. Kiwango cha Daraja Kwanza Kamati Mwanachama (Msimamizi) Kamati ya Pili Mwanachama wa Kamati ya Tatu Dodge, Neil. "Ndugu Yangu, Mtumwa Wangu: Daraka la Jamii na Utamaduni la Utumwa Miongoni mwa Wanahajo". (2016). "Hii ni kwa sababu ya ""Digital Repository"" (U.N.M.E.D.O.) na ""Digital Repository"" (U.N.M.E.D.) na ""Digital Repository"" (U.N.M.E.) na ""Digital Repository"" (U.N.M."