A New Deal for Navajo Weaving: Reform and Revival of Diné Textiles Menominee How do we reconcile the 9780826348517 How do we reconcile the sanctity of Indigenous burial grounds with the desire to study them In Crow Jesus A New Deal for Navajo Weaving provides a detailed history of early to mid twentieth century Diné weaving projects by non Natives who sought to improve the quality and marketability of Navajo weaving but in so doing failed to understand the cultural significance of weaving and its role in the lives of Diné women these federal tactics were ineffective because they marginalized Navajo women and ignored the important role weaving plays in the resilience and endurance of wider Diné culture