The practice of the Kinaalda' on the north/central part of the Navajo reservation

A descriptive study concerning the Navajo Puberty Ceremony for girls, the Kinaalda', examined the extent of the practice of the ceremony, and the frequency in which the girls who have had the ceremony and the girls who have not had the ceremony differ in traditional characteristics. Fifty-four...

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Main Author:	Briggs, Dorothy Ann Fischer, 1958-
Other Authors:	Christopherson, Victor A.
Language:	en_US
Published:	The University of Arizona. 1987
Subjects:	Navajo Indians > Rites and ceremonies. Indians of North America > Arizona > Rites and ceremonies. Puberty rites. Navajo women
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10150/276588

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spelling	ndltd-arizona.edu-oai-arizona.openrepository.com-10150-2765882015-10-23T05:01:56Z The practice of the Kinaalda' on the north/central part of the Navajo reservation Briggs, Dorothy Ann Fischer, 1958- Christopherson, Victor A. Navajo Indians -- Rites and ceremonies. Indians of North America -- Arizona -- Rites and ceremonies. Puberty rites. Navajo women A descriptive study concerning the Navajo Puberty Ceremony for girls, the Kinaalda', examined the extent of the practice of the ceremony, and the frequency in which the girls who have had the ceremony and the girls who have not had the ceremony differ in traditional characteristics. Fifty-four percent of the girls questioned have had the Kinaalda'. Significant differences between the girls who had the ceremony and those who had not had the ceremony were found, using a chi square test of significance at an alpha level of .05, in the frequency of a set of traditional characteristics. The Kinaalda' girl possessed the set of traditional qualities more frequently than the non-Kinaalda' girl. 1987 text Thesis-Reproduction (electronic) http://hdl.handle.net/10150/276588 19061670 1332452 .b16701872 .b18395363 en_US Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. The University of Arizona.
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topic	Navajo Indians -- Rites and ceremonies. Indians of North America -- Arizona -- Rites and ceremonies. Puberty rites. Navajo women
spellingShingle	Navajo Indians -- Rites and ceremonies. Indians of North America -- Arizona -- Rites and ceremonies. Puberty rites. Navajo women Briggs, Dorothy Ann Fischer, 1958- The practice of the Kinaalda' on the north/central part of the Navajo reservation
description	A descriptive study concerning the Navajo Puberty Ceremony for girls, the Kinaalda', examined the extent of the practice of the ceremony, and the frequency in which the girls who have had the ceremony and the girls who have not had the ceremony differ in traditional characteristics. Fifty-four percent of the girls questioned have had the Kinaalda'. Significant differences between the girls who had the ceremony and those who had not had the ceremony were found, using a chi square test of significance at an alpha level of .05, in the frequency of a set of traditional characteristics. The Kinaalda' girl possessed the set of traditional qualities more frequently than the non-Kinaalda' girl.
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title	The practice of the Kinaalda' on the north/central part of the Navajo reservation
title_short	The practice of the Kinaalda' on the north/central part of the Navajo reservation
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The practice of the Kinaalda' on the north/central part of the Navajo reservation

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