David Brugge - #8
Series
Scope and Contents
Abstract: 6/22/2012, 6/25/2012. Tape 1 details Brugge's experience at UNM as an undergraduate in the Anthropology department and his arrival to Albuquerque in 1947. He discusses his early business endeavors selling Native American art and jewelry in Old Town Albuquerque. Tape 2 explores Brugge's experience at UNM and his early anthropological and ethnographic work on the Navajo Nation. Tape 3 focuses on specific topics such as Navajo/Hopi Land Dispute, land claims, and his role in creation the Navajo Studies Conference. In tape 4, Brugge discusses his publications, honors and awards for his work. He provides some personal perspectives about the role of anthropology in relation to Navajo Studies and people.
Dates
- 2012-2015
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English, with Native American language interspersed in some of the interviews
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 5 Boxes (44 interviews)
Abstract
Dr. David Brugge was an archaeologist/anthropologist who graduated from UNM with a degree in Anthropology and minor in Botany in 1950. He was awarded an honorary PhD from UNM in 2005. He is well regarded for his research and work with the Navajo Nation, Navajo history, and his expertise on the Navajo/Hopi Land Dispute and Bennett Freeze Zone. He founded the Navajo Studies Conference in 1986. His manuscript collection is preserved at UNM Center for Southwest Research.
General
Keywords/Topics: UNM Anthropology; David Talliman; Henry Talliman; Glen "Jim" Wilson; Santa Clara Pueblo; KIVA Club; BIA boarding schools; Native Inter-marriages in the 1950's; Glen Canyon Navajo Dam; NM Department of Welfare Commodity Distribution; Navajo/Hopi Land Dispute; Hubbell Trading Post; The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA); Diné College, Robert Roessel; Navajo Archives; Clarence Gorman; Chaco Canyon; Maxwell Museum of Anthropology; Robert Young, Charlotte Frisbee; Archeological Society of New Mexico
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu