Abstract

In the interview, Cly talks about his childhood, helping his father with farming and cattle ranching, and hauling supplies and other materials. He gives a brief sketch of his adult life including jobs, marriage, and health problems; talks about his father and his saddle making business; speaks about his and his brothers’ relationship with Harry and showing him around Monument Valley; describes activities at Goulding’s trading post; and discusses the stock reduction program in the 1930s.

Abstract In the interview, Hunt talks about working for Harry “on and off” and the jobs he did at Goulding’s; mentions that his brother Ray Hunt (OH5158) worked for Harry as well; tells a story about Harry disposing of a box of old dynamite; reminiscences about meals at Goulding’s; recalls Harry as a calm, patient, and kind man who treated everybody as equals; discusses movies made in Monument Valley; speaks to Harrys’ relationship with the Navajo people; remembers Harry being a great storyteller;...

Abstract In the interview, Ray talks about his father running several trading posts on Navajo reservations when Ray was a child before the family finally settled at the trading post in Bluff, New Mexico; recalls meeting Harry for the first time and his first impressions of Harry; discusses Harry’s sheep herding and trading businesses; describes the tents Harry and Mike lived in in their early years in Monument Valley; speaks extensively about the Paiutes tribes in the area and the Posey War (aka the...

Abstract In the interview, Katso describes in detail a recent Navajo ceremony he was a part of and its purpose; talks about the performance of ceremonies such as the squaw dance and sandpainting for whites despite the proscription against sharing these things with outsiders; recalls the movies made in the valley and the Navajo roles in them; discusses the Stock Reduction Program of the 1930s, John Collier and the Wetherills; talks about races, chicken pulls, and Squaw Dance exhibitions held at...

Abstract In the interview, Whitehorse talks about what Harry’s early years in the valley; discusses the building of a hospital and a school in the area; recalls the Navajos suspicions of white medicine, their superstitions regarding burial, and the cemetery attached to the hospital; talks about the mission school and sending Navajo children to school; recalls the government-mandated stock reduction program and its effect on the Navajo people; discusses the movies made in Monument Valley; addresses...

Abstract In the interview, Maher talks about the different industries that affected the economy in Monument Valley including the movie business, trading, tourism, uranium mining, and most recently, a coal mine and farming. He discusses how the fluctuations in these businesses have affected Navajo life. Maher says that many Navajos are on relief now because jobs that will support their families are harder to come byHe talks about the homes the Navajo live in, stating that many keep both a...