{"product_id":"nihik-yah-navajo-homeland","title":"Nihik?yah: Navajo Homeland","description":"This anthology of essays offers perspectives of the Navajo homeland, \u003ci\u003enihikéyah\u003c\/i\u003e, highlighting Diné examinations and understandings of the land. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e While various books have investigated Native American reservations and homelands, this book is from Diné individuals' experiences, observations, and examinations. Poets, writers, and scholars frame their thoughts on four key questions: What are the thoughts\/perspectives on nihikéyah\/Navajo homeland? What challenges does nihikéyah face in the coming generations, and what should all peoples know about nihikéyah? And how can nihikéyah build a strong and positive Navajo Nation for the rest of this century and beyond? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The authors come from a variety of backgrounds and use multiple approaches to discuss Diné history in the U.S. Southwest, as well as forward-looking examinations of the Navajo Nation. \u003cbr\u003e Together, the essays shed new light on Diné homeland and the challenges to the Navajo homeland and its peoples. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Mario Atencio \u003cbr\u003e Shawn Attakai \u003cbr\u003e Wendy Shelly Greyeyes \u003cbr\u003e Rex Lee Jim \u003cbr\u003e Manny Loley \u003cbr\u003e Jonathan Perry \u003cbr\u003e Jake Skeets \u003cbr\u003e Jennifer Jackson Wheeler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLloyd L. Lee is a citizen of the Navajo Nation and a professor of Native American studies at the University of New Mexico. He is the editor of the \u003ci\u003eWicazo Sa Review\u003c\/i\u003e journal, the former book review editor for \u003ci\u003eAmerican Indian Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, the editor of \u003ci\u003eNavajo Sovereignty\u003c\/i\u003e, and the author of \u003ci\u003eDiné Identity in a Twenty-First-Century World\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Arizona Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50654085316882,"sku":"9780816552245","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f744245c-9828-4464-b57a-35a45cad6a5d.jpg?v=1733371378","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/nihik-yah-navajo-homeland","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}