Bordertown Clashes, Resource Wars, and Contested Territories in the Four Corners
Language: English
Published by Common Notions, GB, 2025
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A one-of-a-kind lyrical and fast-paced memoir of the frontlines and trenches of Native liberation in the Four Corners and Southwest in the 1970s. From the late summer of 1972 to the late summer of 1974, John Redhouse and many other Navajo and Indian rights activists threw all they had into mass movement organizing and direct action. And they were pretty good at it too in terms of effectiveness and impact. Written in the first-person and above all, with a collective spirit of generosity and witness, John Redhouse describes the hot temper of the times in the racist and exploitative border towns in the Four Corners area of the Southwest region.As John Redhouse says, "Without the People, you have nothing. But back then, we had a lot of people WITH us." Yes, the Power of the People, the collective human spirit of the emerging local and regional Indian civil movement, thousands of us marching in the streets of Gallup and Farmington in northwestern New Mexico with our demands. A bold citizens arrest at city hall, a downtown street riot, burning images of enemy leaders in effigy. And more marches, demonstrations, and direct actions.…
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- Title
- Bordertown Clashes, Resource Wars, and Contested Territories in the Four Corners
- Author
- John Redhouse
- Publisher
- Common Notions, GB
- Publication year
- 2025
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1945335270
- ISBN 13
- 9781945335273
A one-of-a-kind lyrical and fast-paced memoir of the frontlines and trenches of Native liberation in the Four Corners and Southwest in the 1970s. From the late summer of 1972 to the late summer of 1974, John Redhouse and many other Navajo and Indian rights activists threw all they had into mass movement organizing and direct action. And they were pretty good at it too in terms of effectiveness and impact. Written in the first-person and above all, with a collective spirit of generosity and witness, John Redhouse describes the hot temper of the times in the racist and exploitative border towns in the Four Corners area of the Southwest region.
As John Redhouse says, “Without the People, you have nothing. But back then, we had a lot of people WITH us.” Yes, the Power of the People, the collective human spirit of the emerging local and regional Indian civil movement, thousands of us marching in the streets of Gallup and Farmington in northwestern New Mexico with our demands. A bold citizens arrest at city hall, a downtown street riot, burning images of enemy leaders in effigy. And more marches, demonstrations, and direct actions.
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About the Author
John Redhouse was born and raised in Farmington, New Mexico and graduated from Farmington High School in 1969. He was a longtime Navajo and Indian rights activist. Redhouse worked with the Indians Against Exploitation in Gallup, N.M. in 1972–1973 and the Coalition for Navajo Liberation in Farmington in 1974. He was Associate Director of the National Indian Youth Council in Albuquerque, N.M. from 1974 to 1978. Redhouse also served on the City of Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board in 1978 and the New Mexico State Advisory Committee to the United States Civil Rights Commission in 1978-79. In 1979–1980, he worked with the American Indian Environmental Council in Albuquerque; Reno, Nevada; and Flagstaff, Arizona. Redhouse was a writer and consultant from 1981 to 1987. In 1988–1989, he worked with the Tonantzin Land Institute in Albuquerque. Redhouse was a consultant from 1990 to 2012. He is a graduate of the University of New Mexico and a U.S. Army veteran.
Melanie Yazzie (Diné) is Assistant Professor of American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and coauthor of Red Nation Rising: From Bordertown Violence to Native Liberation and The Red Deal: Indigenous Action to Save the Earth. She cohosts and produces the podcast Red Power Hour, which is sponsored by Red Media, a Native-led media organization she cofounded in 2019. She also does community organizing with The Red Nation, a grassroots Native-run organization she cofounded in 2014 that is committed to Indigenous liberation and decolonization.
Jennifer Denetdale is a citizen of the Navajo Nation. She is a professor of American Studies at the University of New Mexico and the chair of the Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission. She is the author of Reclaiming Diné History: The Legacies of Navajo Chief Manuelito and Juanita and two Diné histories for young adults. She is a coauthor of Red Nation Rising: From Bordertown Violence to Native Liberation and has published numerous journal articles and chapter essays on Indigenous feminisms, Diné nation building, and bordertown studies. She is the recipient of two Henry Luce Foundation grants to mount a Milton Snow Photography exhibition in collaboration with the Navajo Nation Museum.
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