Conservation and Culture
Conservation and Culture: The Soil Conservation Service, Social Science, and Conservation on Tribal Lands in the Southwest features USDA's efforts to address soil erosion on Navajo and Hopi reservations in the 1930s.
By Rebekah C. Beatty Davis
Culture, economics, politics, and the environment are inextricably intertwined. This publication is a case study of the interplay between these factors in the USDA's efforts to address soil erosion on the Navajo and Hopi reservations in New Mexico and Arizona during the 1930s.
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