Name: A New Deal for Navajo Weaving: Reform and Revival of Diné Textiles
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Author: McLerran, Jennifer
ISBN: 9780816553747

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A New Deal for Navajo Weaving: Reform and Revival of Diné Textiles

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Physical Book

Author

Jennifer McLerran

Publisher

University of Arizona Press

Language

English

Pages

288

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.9x15.2x2.1 cm

ISBN13

9780816553747

Synopsis "A New Deal for Navajo Weaving: Reform and Revival of Diné Textiles"

A New Deal for Navajo Weaving provides a detailed history of early to mid-twentieth-century Diné weaving projects by non-Natives who sought to improve the quality and marketability of Navajo weaving but in so doing failed to understand the cultural significance of weaving and its role in the lives of Diné women. By the 1920s the durability and market value of Diné weavings had declined dramatically. Indian welfare advocates established projects aimed at improving the materials and techniques. Private efforts served as models for federal programs instituted by New Deal administrators. Historian Jennifer McLerran details how federal officials developed programs such as the Southwest Range and Sheep Breeding Laboratory at Fort Wingate in New Mexico and the Navajo Arts and Crafts Guild. Other federal efforts included the publication of Native natural dye recipes; the publication of portfolios of weaving designs to guide artisans; and the education of consumers through the exhibition of weavings, aiding them in their purchases and cultivating an upscale market. McLerran details how government officials sought to use these programs to bring the Diné into the national economy; instead, these federal tactics were ineffective because they marginalized Navajo women and ignored the important role weaving plays in the resilience and endurance of wider Diné culture.

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