CONTENTS 



PAGE 



Preface iii 



Introduction 1 



The research problem 2 



Basic concepts 3 



A comparison between theoretical and observed Navaho populations. 9 



Tribal ecology and culture 18 



A brief history of the Navaho 18 



A summary of Navaho economic development 31 



The growth of formal education among the Navaho 46 



The organization of the Navajo Tribal Council 60 



Sources of data on the total Navaho population 66 



The Bureau of Indian Affairs 66 



Period 1. 1848-64 68 



Period 2. 1865-68 72 



Periods. 1869-85 76 



Period 4. 1886-1909 80 



Period 5. 1910-present 84 



The Bureau of the Census 98 



The Soil Conservation Service 121 



A summary of Navaho population growth 127 



A comparative analysis of selected data on the demographic character- 

 istics of the Navaho population 139 



Selected age distributions 139 



Data on fertility and mortality 149 



Model age distributions 177 



Conclusion 180 



Bibliography 189 



Appendix. Methodology 209 



Index 215 



ILLUSTRATIONS 



MAPS 



1. The Navajo Reservation in relation to surrounding States 2 



2. John Senex's map of 1710, showing the territory of the "Apaches of 



navaio," and containing Taos and other now New Mexican pueblos 



and the Moquis pueblos (facing) 10 



3. Successive additions to the Navajo Reservation, 1869-1934 24 



4. Estimated population density in the Navajo Reservation area, 1935-36-. 126 



5. Estimated population density in the Navajo Reservation area, 1947 128 



6. Estimated population density in the Navajo Reservation area, 1957 129 



7. Estimated population changes in the Navajo Reservation area, 1935-36 



to 1957 130 



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