1933–1940s
Economic coercionBook sources
Federal livestock reduction on Navajo lands
Southwest; Diné families, especially livestock owners
Federal officials pushed the destruction and reduction of sheep and goats as a conservation measure. The policy undermined livelihoods and autonomy, with lasting trauma for households whose economies depended on livestock.
Dates preserve the source’s precision. This entry is part of a selected historical record; its qualifications and sources are retained below.
Context / qualification
The author’s interpretation of motives should be distinguished from documented conservation rationales and implementation.
Sources
- Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States (2014), chapter 9
- Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States (2014), chapter 9