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Author
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
xxv, 182 pages ; map 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Enter again the complex world of the modern Navajo Nation with Jim Kristofic, author of the highly-acclaimed Navajos Wear Nikes. In this powerful and haunting land, rainbows grow unexpectedly from the sky, mountain lions roam the desert, and summer storms roll over the Colorado River, where Jim works as a river guide in Glen Canyon. As a park ranger, he explores the Ganado valley, traces the paths of the Anasazi, and finds mythic experiences on sacred...
Author
Publisher
Rio Nuevo Publishers
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
ix, 356 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
In this engaging memoir, Girdner tells the story of his childhood on the Navajo Reservation during the early 20th century. Girdner is the son of Plymouth Brethren missionaries who lived in the remote eastern Navajo reservation. He spent much of his first eighteen years among the Navajos, and recalls his experiences, immersed in their culture and way of life.
Publisher
Holt Hamilton Productions
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Turquoise Rose" is a coming of age story about a Navajo girl from Arizona. Raised in the suburbs of Phoenix, "T" attends college and is interning as a photojournalist at the local paper. She even plans to vacation in Europe for the summer with her roommate, but all that changes in a heartbeat when her grandmother falls sick.Turquoise is asked to care for her ailing grandma, and suddenly Turquoise must choose between Rome and the Reservation. A "Rez"...
Author
Publisher
Salina Bookshelf
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged ) : col. ill. ; 31 x 24 cm. + 1 sound disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
Language
English
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Description
Grandmother cooks, weaves, and dances. She herds the sheep, makes cedar beads, and lulls tired grandchildren to sleep. While she does all these things, she wears her beautiful Navajo skirts -- velvet skirts of many colors that swish and sway as she moves. Grandmother's life is filled with beauty of the best kind: beauty of kindness, beauty of family, and beauty of love. Her actions are a lesson to all those around her, especially to her bright-eyed...
Author
Publisher
University Press of Colorado
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
x, 287 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Traditional teachings derived from stories and practices passed through generations lie at the core of a well-balanced Navajo life. These teachings are based on a very different perspective of the physical and spiritual world than that found in general American culture. Dinéjí Na'nitin is an introduction to traditional Navajo teachings and history for a non-Navajo audience, providing a glimpse into this unfamiliar domain and illuminating the power...
Author
Publisher
Watermill
Pub. Date
c1990
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
47 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
A retelling of a Navajo Indian legend in which Turquoise Boy searches for something that will make the Navajo people's lives easier.
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