Navajo Coal Workers and Social Relations Quiz
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What is the primary argument made in the article regarding Navajo coal work?

  • It can be reduced to theories of dependency and underdevelopment.
  • It is about environmental damage and risk.
  • It is solely based on theories of employment and modernization.
  • It produces conflicting senses of indigeneity and cannot be simply categorized. (correct)
  • In the context of Navajo coal workers, what factor contributes significantly to maintaining the mine and plant operations?

  • Declining federal funding and financial instability.
  • High salaries and good benefits. (correct)
  • Lack of job security and minimal revenues.
  • Low salaries and limited benefits.
  • How does the article challenge common portrayals of Navajo cultural values in relation to coal work?

  • By arguing that Navajo values are consistent with settlercolonialism.
  • By emphasizing the homogenizing assumptions about Navajo values.
  • By highlighting the divergent and conflict-ridden nature of Navajo cultural values in relation to coal. (correct)
  • By showing that Navajo cultural values are often misrepresented in works on indigenous peoples.
  • What impact does union organization have on the moral economy within the Navajo coal industry?

    <p>It enhances the moral economy by ensuring workers' rights and fairness.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why does the article emphasize the need to center research on actors and groups within their relation to coal?

    <p>To understand the diverse perspectives and conflicts related to coal in the Navajo context.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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