The Proclamation renouncing the swastika, signed at Tucson, Arizona on 28 February 1940 by representatives of the Navajo, Hopi, Apache and Tohono O'odham nations, is those nations' own collective act renouncing further use of the whirling log motif on blankets, baskets, art objects, sandpaintings and clothing, after its appropriation by Nazi Germany made the symbol's continued use untenable for them. As the signatories' own primary act, it is fully authoritative for what it is cited for, since the proclamation itself is the fact in question rather than a report about one. It says nothing beyond its own terms about the whirling log's earlier religious meaning, which needs a separate ethnographic or historical source.
Facts
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The 1940 Tucson proclamation, the top tier reflecting that it is the signatory nations' own primary collective act renouncing further use of the whirling log motif, fully authoritative for what it is cited for since the proclamation itself is the fact in question. It says nothing beyond its own terms about the symbol's earlier religious meaning. NotesSigned 28 February 1940, renouncing use of the whirling log motif on blankets, baskets, art objects, sandpaintings and clothing following its appropriation in Europe.
Custodian
Custodian SourceYes
Custodian BodyRepresentatives of the Navajo, Hopi, Apache and Tohono O'odham
Custodian BasisA proclamation signed by representatives of four nations renouncing a symbol in their own arts. Authoritative as those nations own collective act; the fact being cited IS the act.
Citation
AuthorRepresentatives of the Navajo, Hopi, Apache and Tohono O'odham
Publication Year1940
Source TypePrimary document
Cross-Tradition Connections
Associated With
This source names Germany directly: "after its appropriation by Nazi Germany made the symbol's continued use untenable for them."
Claims Backed By This Source (13 claims)
This source backs 13 claims across the atlas. As facts: 10 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 10 claims: 9 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Religious Symbols, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Cultures, 1 claims: 1 general references.
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