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Saad bee hahóózh̜o̜od jiní: It began harmoniously with language it is said : Navajo women's literature analysis, personal short fiction, and an introduction to an oral narrative
It began harmoniously with language it is said
Description
ABSTRACT As referenced in Navajo ceremonial prayers and songs, "Saad bee hahoozhood jini," it began harmoniously with language. This dissertation examines and celebrates in new ways the meaning of language in Navajo literature. The first chapter is an introduction of this dissertation. I share my personal experiences with language, both English and Navajo, and how it has shaped me to be the person I am today as a Navajo speaker, student, educator, and professional. The second chapter contains an analysis and review of Western ideology of feminism and its place in Navajo society and a comparative study of several works written by Navajo authors, including Laura Tohe, Luci Tapahonso, and Nia Francisco, and how their creative works reflect the foundation of Navajo culture, Asdzaa Nadleehe, Changing Woman. The third chapter presents my own short fiction of Navajo characters living in today's society, a society that entails both positive and negative issues of Navajo life. These stories present realistic twenty-first century environments on the Navajo reservation. The fourth chapter consists of a short fiction written originally in the Navajo language. The story also represents the celebration of Navajo language as it thrives in today's time of tribal and cultural struggles. The sense of it being told in Navajo celebrates and preserves Navajo culture and language. The final chapter is the beginning of an oral narrative presented in written form, that of my grandmother's life story. This introduction of her story also is in itself a commemoration of language, oral Navajo language.
Date Created
2011
Contributors
- Wheeler, Jennifer L (Author)
- Ortiz, Simon (Thesis advisor)
- Tohe, Laura (Committee member)
- Blasingame, James (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
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Resource Type
Extent
iv, 162 p
Language
nav
eng
Copyright Statement
In Copyright
Primary Member of
Peer-reviewed
No
Open Access
No
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.14443
Statement of Responsibility
by Jennifer L. Wheeler
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Viewed on Oct. 1, 2012
Level of coding
full
Note
thesis
Partial requirement for: Ph. D., Arizona State University, 2011
language
English and Navajo
Field of study: English
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