"This is an especially apt volume. . . . Chamberlain's book will appeal to . . . a wide reading public."—Choice
"This well-researched volume is a welcome addition to the growing corpus of studies in intersections between American Indian communities and the marketplace. . . . Chamberlain accomplished much. Her conclusion . . . is important and indeed timely as impending changes in America's national energy strategy inevitably will turn attention toward resources in Indian country."—Annals of Wyoming: The Wyoming History Journal
" Under Sacred Ground uncovers an important but neglected episode of Dine history."—The Journal of Arizona History
"Making use of a wide variety of archival material, secondary sources, and personal interviews, Kathleen P. Chamberlain offers an insightful look at the positive and negative aspects of Navajo reliance on oil as a central means of economic development in the twentieth century."—New Mexico Historical Review