Farina King
Biographic Data
| ID | 685883 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Farina King |
| GIVEN NAMES | Farina |
| FAMILY NAME | King |
| SIGNATURE | KING F |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oklahoma |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9422-4715 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Aunt Helen and Navajo Code Talkers
In this article, I share my journey of learning foundations of Diné kinship and respect by listening to the oral histories of my Aunt Helen and Uncle Albert Smith. In 1968, Helen learned for the first time, along with most Americans, that her husband, Albert, whom she had been married to for about fifteen years, was one of the Navajo Code Talkers. I highlight the history of Navajo Code Talkers through my relatives’ oral histories and their signif…
On Our Own Terms
The title On Our Own Terms encapsulates author Meredith McCoy’s argument by illuminating “archives of survivance” and the Indigenous communities and individuals who generate and sustain them (4). In these various stories and sources, Native Nations and their communities, educators, and leaders navigate systems of colonialism in schools, educational programs, funding, laws, policies, and multiple levels of governance. In the process, Indigenous pe…
Future Heavy Rainfall and Flood Risks for Native Americans under Climate and Demographic Changes
Climate change has posed inequitable risks to different communities. Among communities of color in the United States, Native Americans stand out because 1) they desire resources to sustain resilient nations and 2) they have developed nature-based solutions through experiences with local climate-related challenges, which can provide deep insight for the whole society. Projection of climate risks for Native Americans is essential to assess future r…
Intergenerational Ties
On 17 February 2015, twenty-eight Diné community members representing the Crown-point Chapter voted unanimously in favor of a resolution to support and approve my research and oral history project that featured Navajo boarding school experiences in the twentieth century. After having waited for the other “new business” of the regular meeting, including budget, grazing, land use, and veteran’s issues, I stood before the Crownpoint Chapter official…
The Whites Want Every Thing
Book Review| October 01 2021 The Whites Want Every Thing: Indian-Mormon Relations, 1847–1877 Will Bagley, ed. The Whites Want Every Thing: Indian-Mormon Relations, 1847–1877. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 2019. xvi + 560 pp. Illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. Hardcover: $55.00. Farina King Farina King Reviewed by FARINA KING, a citizen of the Navajo Nation, is assistant professor of history and an affiliate of Cherokee and Ind…
Unerasing Shoshone Testaments of Survival, Faith, and Hope
Although Darren Parry claims to not begrudge the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he does not hold back when addressing the injustices and wrongs that his people have faced at the expense of the Utah-based denomination. The former Chairman of the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation's book unerases and shares the story of his people leading up to, surrounding, and following the Bear River Massacre of 1863 through his narrative and…
The Complications of Columbus and Indigenous Identity at BYU
Diné Doctor
Voices of Indigenous Dallas-Fort Worth from Relocation to the Dakota Access Pipeline Controversy
After centuries of removals and attacks, most people have assumed that no Native Americans remained in northern Texas in cities such as Dallas-Fort Worth during the twentieth century. Oral histories bring to light voices of Native communities that have developed and sought to Indigenize the DFW metropole. Beginning in the mid-twentieth century, diverse Native Americans began to gather and connect Indigenous communities in Dallas, which was design…
Education at the Edge of Empire
Education at the Edge of Empire engages with scholarship on Indian education and boarding school historiography. John R. Gram shifts the narrative of boarding schools to contested spaces that are not necessarily “off the reservation” or completely removed from Indigenous communities. Although he focuses on Pueblo boarding school students near their home communities, he indicates how government officials and school staff buttressed the walls betwe…
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Education at the Edge of Empire
Education at the Edge of Empire engages with scholarship on Indian education and boarding school historiography. John R. Gram shifts the narrative of boarding schools to contested spaces that are not necessarily “off the reservation” or completely removed from Indigenous communities. Although he focuses on Pueblo boarding school students near their home communities, he indicates how government officials and school staff buttressed the walls betwe…
The Whites Want Every Thing
Book Review| October 01 2021 The Whites Want Every Thing: Indian-Mormon Relations, 1847–1877 Will Bagley, ed. The Whites Want Every Thing: Indian-Mormon Relations, 1847–1877. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 2019. xvi + 560 pp. Illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. Hardcover: $55.00. Farina King Farina King Reviewed by FARINA KING, a citizen of the Navajo Nation, is assistant professor of history and an affiliate of Cherokee and Ind…
Unerasing Shoshone Testaments of Survival, Faith, and Hope
Although Darren Parry claims to not begrudge the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he does not hold back when addressing the injustices and wrongs that his people have faced at the expense of the Utah-based denomination. The former Chairman of the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation's book unerases and shares the story of his people leading up to, surrounding, and following the Bear River Massacre of 1863 through his narrative and…
The Complications of Columbus and Indigenous Identity at BYU
Diné Doctor
Voices of Indigenous Dallas-Fort Worth from Relocation to the Dakota Access Pipeline Controversy
After centuries of removals and attacks, most people have assumed that no Native Americans remained in northern Texas in cities such as Dallas-Fort Worth during the twentieth century. Oral histories bring to light voices of Native communities that have developed and sought to Indigenize the DFW metropole. Beginning in the mid-twentieth century, diverse Native Americans began to gather and connect Indigenous communities in Dallas, which was design…
Intergenerational Ties
On 17 February 2015, twenty-eight Diné community members representing the Crown-point Chapter voted unanimously in favor of a resolution to support and approve my research and oral history project that featured Navajo boarding school experiences in the twentieth century. After having waited for the other “new business” of the regular meeting, including budget, grazing, land use, and veteran’s issues, I stood before the Crownpoint Chapter official…
Future Heavy Rainfall and Flood Risks for Native Americans under Climate and Demographic Changes
Climate change has posed inequitable risks to different communities. Among communities of color in the United States, Native Americans stand out because 1) they desire resources to sustain resilient nations and 2) they have developed nature-based solutions through experiences with local climate-related challenges, which can provide deep insight for the whole society. Projection of climate risks for Native Americans is essential to assess future r…
On Our Own Terms
The title On Our Own Terms encapsulates author Meredith McCoy’s argument by illuminating “archives of survivance” and the Indigenous communities and individuals who generate and sustain them (4). In these various stories and sources, Native Nations and their communities, educators, and leaders navigate systems of colonialism in schools, educational programs, funding, laws, policies, and multiple levels of governance. In the process, Indigenous pe…
Aunt Helen and Navajo Code Talkers
In this article, I share my journey of learning foundations of Diné kinship and respect by listening to the oral histories of my Aunt Helen and Uncle Albert Smith. In 1968, Helen learned for the first time, along with most Americans, that her husband, Albert, whom she had been married to for about fifteen years, was one of the Navajo Code Talkers. I highlight the history of Navajo Code Talkers through my relatives’ oral histories and their signif…
Indigenous (5 works) · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Art (3 works) · History (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Asian American and Pacific Histories (2 works) · Colonialism (2 works)