Bordertown Clashes, Resource Wars, and Contested Territories in the Four Corners: The Turbulent 1970s - Paperback
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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.
Contributor(s)
John Redhouse, Melanie K. Yazzie (Editor), Jennifer Denetdale (Foreword by)
Author
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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.
Contributor(s)
John Redhouse, Melanie K. Yazzie (Editor), Jennifer Denetdale (Foreword by)
Author