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originally published in 1953. In 1956, KRMA-TV produced a series of 30 documentary films, which were adapted from the book and shared its title. Each film focused on a specific region in North
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In 1905, Underhill taught Latin at a boys’ school. She then took a social worker position with the
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children working with Italian cases. Toward the end of World War I she was employed as a social worker with the
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October 1948. In 1949, Underhill accepted a position as Professor of Anthropology with the
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Arizona, a work that would establish Underhill in the profession. Because of her age, the Tohono O'odham allowed her to live with them for several summers. During this time, she could study the women closely. She later wrote a book titled
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In 1979, Underhill was honored by the Tohono O'odham Nation, for her work in preserving their past. She was also honored by the Gila River
Reservation O'odhams in 1980. On October 28, 1981, she was presented with an award from the
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as "a search for something she could do to help humanity." After wandering from department to department taking classes in economics, sociology, and philosophy she eventually found herself in encouraged to pursue anthropology by
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She received an honorary Doctor of Laws from the
University of Denver in 1962 and honorary Doctor of Science degree from University of Colorado in 1965. In 1983 on her 100th birthday, Colorado Governor
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for her sincere, devoted and untiring effort in the gathering of information about their culture. In addition, she received a
Friendship Award from the White Buffalo Council of American Indians.
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