“Meaning” of Original Dineh Resistance of 1977

In October of 1977, Pauline Whitesinger encountered a government fencing crew that was building a range-unit fence. She asked them why they were fencing. They all laughed at her and told her, “Well, this is to fence you in so you won’t wonder freely.” She picked up a big stick and hit the crew foreman over his hardhat. The foreman ran to his truck to call for the BIA Police, and the traditional elder sheepherder hit the side-mirror of the government truck causing the mirror to crack. The fencing crew left very quickly but no police came. Read more