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First Peoples guest blogger Jennifer Denetdale examines the 1913 uprising at Beautiful Mountain to illustrate how, through cultural and legal processes, the Diné were transformed into ideal citizens of both the United States and their tribal nation that was increasingly modeled after the settler colonial state. Employing Indigenous feminisms and queer Indigenous critiques, Denetdale illuminates the processes by which tribal nations have been fashioned into heteronormative patriarchies and the necessity of engaging gender in discussions of tribal nationbuilding and decolonization.

As the first Diné/Navajo to earn a PhD in history, Dr. Jennifer Denetdale is a strong advocate for Native peoples and strives to foster academic excellence in the next generation of students. Her book, Reclaiming Diné History: The Legacies of Navajo Chief Manuelito and Juanita, was published by the University of Arizona Press in 2007. She has published two young adult books on Navajo history: The Long Walk: The Forced Navajo Exile (Chelsea House Publishers, 2007) and The Navajo (Chelsea House Publishers, 2011). The excerpt that appears here is part of a chapter from her work-in-progress on the Navajo Nation, gender, and the politics of tradition. Dr. Denetdale was recently reappointed to the Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission by Johnny Naize, Speaker of the Navajo Nation Council.