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Franc Johnson Newcomb (1887–1970)

Autor von Navaho Folk Tales

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Navaho Folk Tales (1990) 64 Exemplare
Navaho Neighbors (1966) 11 Exemplare
Navajo Bird Tales (1970) 11 Exemplare
Navajo Omens & Taboos. (1940) 6 Exemplare
A Study Of Navajo Symbolism (1956) 5 Exemplare

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Rechtmäßiger Name
Newcomb, Franc Johnson
Geburtstag
1887-03-30
Todestag
1970-07-25
Geschlecht
female
Nationalität
USA
Geburtsort
Jacksonville, Wisconsin, USA
Sterbeort
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Organisationen
Museum of Navaho Ceremonial Art
Kurzbiographie
[excerpted from Encyclopedia.com website]
After graduating from Tomah High School in Jacksonville, Wisconsin, in 1904, Newcomb taught locally for five years, studying summers to complete her education degree in 1913. Joining the Indian Service in 1911, Newcomb taught Menominees until her health demanded a transfer from Wisconsin. In 1912 Newcomb taught Navajos at the Fort Defiance, Arizona, boarding school, where she met her husband, a trader. They established a trading post in a remote Navajo community in northwestern New Mexico. After Newcomb moved to Albuquerque in 1935 to educate her two daughters, she wrote and worked to establish a visiting nurse service and day nursery there and the Museum of Navaho Ceremonial Art in Santa Fe. N. Scott Momaday applauded her realistic portrayals of Navajo life. To Newcomb, Navajos were people, not objects for study. This basic assumption permeates Newcomb's works, enhancing their value as a record of the personal dimension of intercultural communication.

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Really nice collection of origin stories for the Navajo people. Interestingly, written by a Caucasian woman who grew up in the area connected to a trading post. But she wanted to learn about the culture and then ended up documenting folk tales that had been passed done orally for generations. If you're a fan of the new Rebecca Roanhorse science fiction books set on Navajo, these are a great corollary read.
 
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