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Re: NAVAHO SAND PAINTINGS
Craig Henrikson (craigh@capital.net)
Thu, 19 Dec 1996 22:07:15 -1100
Tom C. Dages wrote:
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> Excuse me for asking, but do you mean Navajo instead of Navaho? I'm from
> Arizona and have never heard of Navaho, but I noticed you had both terms in
> your text.
> ..........Tom
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Tom -- Both spellings are OK. I seem to recall that Kluckhohn preferred
the "h" so that people unfamiliar with the Spanish J would pronounce
Navajo correctly. The anthropological literature has it both ways. In
any case, it is still that Athab(p)askan speaking group in the 4 corners
and LA.
Craig
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