Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ433675
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0882-228X
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Those Waterless, Sandy Valleys: Petition of the Moqui Women.
West, Jean; Schamel, Wynell Burroughs
OAH Magazine of History, v5 n3 p46-51 Win 1991
Develops a lesson in which students analyze an 1894 petition to the federal government from Moqui women, asking that their matrilineal system of land use not be disturbed. Focuses on cultural differences between perceptions of land ownership. Highlights the Moqui's adjustment to southwestern aridity and John Wesley Powell's efforts to influence federal policy. (CH)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), American Indian Culture, American Indian History, Comparative Analysis, Content Analysis, Cultural Differences, Federal Indian Relationship, Females, Geography, Government Role, Land Acquisition, Land Use, Ownership, Primary Sources, Public Policy, Secondary Education, United States History, Womens Studies
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Historical Materials
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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