The Navajo As Seen By The Franciscans 1898 1921

Download or read book The Navajo as Seen by the Franciscans, 1898-1921 written by Howard M. Bahr and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In their efforts to convert the Navajo to Catholicism, the Franciscans at the St. Michael mission in Arizona, lived among the Navajo to study their language and culture. This sourcebook collects the friars' observations from the early period of the mission, 1898 to 1921, as recorded in their correspondence, journal entries and administrative reports.