Navajo County, Arizona Essays

  • Speaking Through Silence

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    evidence supports the conclusion made; I will also discuss Basso’s entry into the community, which is sparsely described in the text. Facts & Interests Basso’s carries out his research in a Western Apache community situated in east-central Arizona in Navajo County. He conducts the research over a period of sixteen months between 1964 and 1969. Basso specifically observes specifically a settlement called ‘Cibecue’ that he regards as a small community of about 800 people. The society is largely agrarian;

  • Flagstaff, AZ

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    Flagstaff, AZ When you think of Arizona, you think of vast deserts with the sun that lasts the whole day. As you force your car north through the significant state, the seasons change before your eyes. Finally, in the middle of the state you reach the rich San Francisco Mountains. Once you see the peaks of the mountains you know you are close to Flagstaff, AZ. Flagstaff is the definition of a mountain town. There isn’t a person in the city that hasn’t hiked, skied or snow-boarded down these

  • Samuel Drachman: Jewish Pioneer

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    Drachman, was a significant Jewish pioneer in Arizona. He was born on November 9, 1837 in Petrokoy, Russian Poland. His parents were Harris and Rebecca Drachman. He had 2 siblings: Augusta and Philip Drachman. Philip had many difficulties with his health and he thought Arizona’s dry climate would be his treatment. Samuel was to be by his side. Samuel was 18 years old when he and Philip came to America. They shared a boat with fellow future Arizona pioneers: the Goldwater brothers. Their first

  • Lorenzo's Hometown

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    Lorenzo's Hometown Lorenzo Lujan grew up in Morenci, Arizona. His father worked in the Morenci Mine, and his brothers, brothers in law, uncles and his wife's family all worked in the mine. He said, "[Morenci] was like a big family--and I don't just mean literal family members, the whole town was a family. Morenci was the type of town where you didn't have to lock your doors at night; everybody knew everybody else." But he doesn't relish the idea of returning to his hometown. "Phelps Dodge

  • The Gila River

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    The mostly dry Gila River today hardly resembles the unruly, historic stream that came roaring out of the Black Mountain Range in western New Mexico, crossing the Great Divide and then Arizona before ending its 650-mile journey by joining the Colorado River at Yuma. In those days, before construction of eastern Arizona’s Coolidge Dam and an irrigation-canal system commandeered the Gila’s water, boats navigated the river, which varied in width from 150 to 1,200 feet with depths ranging from 2 to

  • Arizona Is Awe-Inspiring

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    Located in the southwestern United States, Arizona borders the states of Nevada and California to its west. It borders Utah to its north, and New Mexico to its west. This unique state has one of the largest populations of any landlocked state in the US and was the 48th state to join the country. Also, it was the last state in the continental United States to achieve statehood, on February 14, 1912. With its vast deserts and soaring mountains, Arizona was long a sparsely populated state that required

  • Mesa AZ

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    States has its unique attraction. Let us have a look at Mesa Arizona. Mesa, AZ history Mesa tracks its roots back to Spanish Indian and Mormon expeditions in the early American history. The diverse ethnical background is one of its strong points for growth and development. The city is found in the State of Arizona in the county of Maricopa. It borders the famous city of phoenix to the east. Mesa built the biggest arts theatre in Arizona in 2005. In addition, it has exciting Tonto horse rides at Saquaro

  • How the West Was Won

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    we want to return to our mountains and plains, where we used to plant corn, wheat and beans.? --Written by a Navajo in 1865 In the end the imprisonment of the Indians had its desired effect. Another treaty was signed in eighteen-sixty-eight. This treaty granted the Navajo three and a half million acres of land, which included their old home area. During the imprisonment of the Navajo people they had lost about twenty-five percent of their population. They were no longer considered a threat

  • Arizona Executive Branch Essay

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    Arizona, the 48th state in the United States, full of life and history. As much as Arizona is known for the beaming hot sun, the scenery such as the mountains, artwork, and culture there is a extreme amount of history built behind every aspect in Arizona. This state carries history in almost every wall in Arizona as well as every person one was to pass on the street. Arizona has developed through Native American, Spanish, Mexican, and U.S periods. The state has also struggled through gaining their

  • Southwestern American Cuisine

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    New Mexico ( New Mexican), and Arizona( Sonora). To begin, I will talk about the history of southwest style cuisine. The southwest got a lot of its influences from Spanish settlers, Native American and native Mexican tribes during the early settlement days of America. These influences spread not only throughout the southwest but spread to areas of southern Utah and Colorado as well. The settlers adopted a lot of the native’s customs, one of those tribes being Navajo. Some of the early farming was

  • Spanish Influence On Mexican Americans Essay

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    which, in turn, sparked the famous “cowboy culture” of the Southwest. This “blended” Spanish and indigenous Mexican culture is commonly known as “Hispanic” or “Latino.” Today, this culture is still very much alive and can be seen all throughout both Arizona and the Southwest as a whole. One can clearly see the cultural impact of both the Mexicans and Spanish, through the architecture, restaurants, traditional foods, and the religious traditions and ceremonies celebrated by Mexican people in the region

  • Chief Manuelito and the Navajo Nation: A Historical Overview

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    people (Navajo people) our community is known as “The home Chief Manuelito’s Wife”. Chief Manuelito was a head Dine chief during the Long Walk period in 1864. In the year of 1868 Manuelito and other leaders signed a treaty act to end the period of imprisonment. Also, during this time the Navajo reservations were established. Tohatchi was one of the many communities that were established on the Navajo reservation. The Navajo reservation spreads across New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah. The Navajo Nation

  • the san francisco peaks

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    that is now inactive. These peaks have long been considered sacred ground by thirteen Native American tribes, including the Hopi and the Navajo. As the importance of the use of the peaks has intensified among both recreationally and economically for the city of Flagstaff so too has the controversy generated more heat among Native tribes. Opening in 1937, the Arizona Snowbowl is one of the oldest running ski resorts in the country. Since that time the Snow Bowl has created adversity everywhere from

  • An Essay On Utah's Geography

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    It’s location is 40.777N.111.929W., in the Rocky Mountain States. The highest point is Kings Peak; 13528 feet, 7th. The lowest point is Beaver Dam; 2000 feet 47th.Here are all of the bordering states. Arizona is located on the south of Utah. Colorado is found on the east. Idaho ius somewhere seen on the northwest. Nevada is seen on the west of Utah. New Mexico is kind of on the southeast of Utah. Wyoming is connected to Utah, on the northeast. The geography

  • Ammonium Security Act and the Sandy Recovery Act

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    The United States was built on an agrarian system. The ability to grow crops helped create an economic backbone for the county. The use of fertilizer became a norm in farming and agriculture and was not considered a potentially harmful substance. Modern science in combination with the terrorist mind has looked at fertilizer as a weapon, particularly those containing ammonium nitrate. The Ammonium Nitrate Security Program shows how far the United States has progressed by regressing when the issue

  • Arizona Essay

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    History Arizona has first been explored by a European in 1539. In this year, Marcos de Niza, from Spain, explored parts of the area of Arizona. The area which is now known as Arizona was then inhabited by indigenous peoples like the Hopi and the Navajo. Marcos de Niza had met another peoples of the area; the Sobaipuri. There was a legend about the wealthy seven cities of Cibola; seven cities that would be in possession of valuable treasures. Marcos de Niza was informed about Cibola by an Indian informer

  • Comunity Risk Reduction Programs and Procedures

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    shtm Smoke Alarms USFA (2011) Becoming a Community Risk Reduction Champion http://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/coffee-break/fm/fm_2011_1.pdf United State Census, Department of Commerce Retrieved from March 2013 from http://uscityfacts.com/az/navajo/show-low/ Vision 20/20 March, (2011) Community Risk Reduction Planning Report Lessons Learned Symposium Reston, Virginia: Retrieved from http://www.strategicfire.org Show Low Fire District, (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013) NIFRS Report SLFD

  • It's Time to Drain Lake Powell

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    the most valuable reasons for the dam to remain active is that “Lake Powell generates four hundred fifty five million dollars per year in tourist revenue, without this cash inflow, gas-and-motel towns . . . would undoubtedly wilt, and surrounding counties and states would lose a substantial tax base” (Farmer 185). These positive aspects are of no surprise considering they are the reason dams are built in the first place. The negative aspects of Glen Canyon Dam greatly exceed the positive aspects

  • The Colorado River

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    One of the largest geographic physical structures in the United States is the Colorado River. Human activity and its interaction with this great river have an interesting history. The resources provided by the river have been used by humans, and caused conflict for human populations as well. One of these conflicts is water distribution, and the effects drought conditions have played in this distribution throughout the southwestern region. Major cities such as Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Diego

  • Lone Wolf: American Indians

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    Late in Lone Wolf’s life, American Indians whose histories have been rendered all but unrecognized and invisible shared a common aspiration to rediscover their cultural heritage and repossess their civil liberties. Lone Wolf had sought throughout his life to participate in the cultural determination of his Blackfeet tribe. Art historian W. Jackson Rushing III argues that artists of mixed heritage working in the twentieth-century appropriated “styles associated with the ‘dominant’ culture – Post Impressionism