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Explorations in Navajo Poetry and Poetics

Explorations in Navajo Poetry and Poetics

Webster, Anthony K.

Paperback

Indigenous Languages of the AmericasLiterary Criticism

ISBN10: 0826348017
ISBN13: 9780826348012
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Published: Feb 1 2010
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.70 Width: 5.90 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

Of the nearly 300,000 people who identified themselves as Navajo in the 2000 U.S. Census, 178,014 identified themselves as speakers of Navajo. While these rough numbers give an impression that the Navajo language is widely spoken, scholars continually point out that it is a threatened language and that young Navajos are not learning the language at a rate that will ensure its continued use. Poetry, however, written and performed in both Navajo and English, continues to emerge as an important voice for Navajos, providing an outlet for recounting the past through storytelling and offering the Navajo perspective on a wide range of issues including what it means to be Navajo.

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