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    A Green Future In The desert: A Navajo Energy Transformation

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    Title
    A Green Future In The desert: A Navajo Energy Transformation
    Author
    Hurst-McDonald, Alice
    Date
    May 2021
    Subject
    Dine
    Navajo
    renewable energy
    settler-colonialism
    sovereignty
    
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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13013/814
    Abstract
    This thesis is an investigation into the link between settler-colonialism, capitalism, environmental degradation, and the corresponding modern conditions of the Navajo Nation and its people - the Dine. This thesis uses existing History, Geography, and Indigenous Studies academic scholarship, as well as new research to connect the processes of settler-colonialism and capitalism to Indigenous federal policies within the United States. The United States' settler-colonial political and economic systems have facilitated the destruction of Indigenous sovereignty and installation of extractive energy projects, such as uranium and coal on the Navajo Nation. These policies and industries have created a legacy of dire socio-economic conditions and damage to the land and culture of the Dine people residing in the Navajo Nation. However, this is not a narrative of defeat. Recently, The Navajo Nation's undertaking of multiple renewable energy proposals and projects points towards not only an energy transformation, but a revival of tribal sovereignty and Dine culture for the Dine of today and for generations to come.
    Advisor
    Silvern, Steven
    Department
    Interdisciplinary Studies
    Degree
    Bachelor of Arts (BA)
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