More often spelled bilagáana, this word is an Anglicization of the Navajo word used to refer to people who have white skin.
"Unidentified white man, circa 1890," Cobb Memorial Photography collection, 1880-1942 (000-119-0316), Center for Southwest Research, University of New Mexico. All Rights Reserved. Use with permission only.
A01 The Blessing Way (01-07) p. 59 A01 The Blessing Way (01-07) p. 114 A01 The Blessing Way (01-07) p. 116 A01 The Blessing Way (01-07) p. 187 A01 The Blessing Way (01-07) p. 233
A04 Dance Hall of the Dead (02-04) p. 26 A04 Dance Hall of the Dead (02-04) p. 42
A05 Listening Woman (02-13) p. 112
A07 The Dark Wind (04-06) p. 81 A07 The Dark Wind (04-06) p. 107 A07 The Dark Wind (04-06) p. 138
A08 The Ghostway (05-03) p. 174 A08 The Ghostway (05-03) p. 175
Young, R. W., & Morgan, W. 1987 The Navajo Language: A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press.
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