Background
Brugge, David Martin was born on September 3, 1927 in Jamestown, New York, United States. Son of Oswald Adolph and Frances Margaret (Jones) Brugge.
(In the past, the history of many Indian nations was murky...)
In the past, the history of many Indian nations was murky and dim, written in large part by outsiders unfamiliar with the peoples and their cultures. Though that has changed today as Native peoples have increasingly written their own comprehensive and insightful histories, there still remains the need for an impartial analysis such as this history of the Dine (Navajo) written by David M. Brugge in 1968 (first published by the Navajo Tribe and with a second printing in 1985 by Navajo Community College Press). Combining archaeological evidence with Navajo cultural precepts, Brugge has used the records of the oldest European institution in the American Southwest-the Catholic Church-to shed light on the practices, causes, and effects of Spanish, Mexican, and American occupation on the Navajo Nation. The School for Advanced Research Press is proud to bring this classic book back into print.
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Brugge, David Martin was born on September 3, 1927 in Jamestown, New York, United States. Son of Oswald Adolph and Frances Margaret (Jones) Brugge.
Bachelor, University New Mexico, 1950.
Member of staff, Unitarian Service Committee, Gallup, New Mexico, 1955-1957; archeologist, Four Corners Pipeline Company, Houston, 1957-1958; anthropologist, The Navajo Tribe, Window Rock, Arizona, 1958-1968; curator, National Park Service, Ganado, Arizona, 1968-1973; anthropologist, National Park Service, Albuquerque, 1973-1977; regional curator, National Park Service, Santa Fe, 1977-1988. Seminar participant School American Research, Santa Fe, 1979, 85. Chairman Navajo Studies Conference, Albuquerque, 1985-1986.
( In the past, the history of many Indian nations was mur...)
(In the past, the history of many Indian nations was murky...)
Board of directors Navajo Nation Health Foundation, Ganado, 1972-1973, Title I Ganado Public Sch.Bd., 1972-1973. Served with United States Army, 1945-1947. Member American Anthropological Association, Society American Archaeology, American Society Ethnohistory (secretary-treasurer 1966-1967, nominating committee 1986), New Mexico Association Museum (treasurer 1977-1979).
Married Ruth Virginia Sherlog, February 22, 1959. Children: Douglas Martin, Steven Paul, Janet Esther.