Ann Nolan Clark's moving stories of Navajo life as seen through the eyes of a young Navajo girl are available in print again. These poetically rendered, bilingual accounts of Navajo culture and traditions describe a sustainable way of life that is rooted in the land and linked to the seasons. First published in 1940, they were an outstanding achievement for their sensitively rendered cultural content, establishment of a written Navajo language, and for the sheer beauty of Navajo artist Hoke Denetsosie's illustrations. These unique books are among the most interesting and groundbreaking of all...

History comes alive between the pages of this book. It contains the Treaty of 1868 and many other documents, illustrations, maps and photos of the events leading up to this important day in Navajo history. The book draws its content from primary material and gives access to an extended amount of historical resources, that never before have been documented in one publication. Originally addressed to teachers and students of Navajo culture and history in Navajo schools, this expanded edition is now made available to a larger audience and will lead to a better understanding of the Navajo...

The letters in this Navajo Alphabet book are introduced with beautiful photos, reflecting Navajo culture, tradition and environment. Each Navajo word is spelled out in Dine Bizaad (Navajo language), and its corresponding English translation. Putting the Navajo consonants and vocals into a cultural context, affirms the Navajo Child's language and identity and also introduces non native children to a culture, different from their own. This alphabet chart created by Native Child Dinetah has been used in schools across the Navajo Nation for many years to teach children their native language. It...

Ein Navajo-Junge stellt seine Eltern, seinen Bruder und seine Schwestern vor und beschreibt die traditionelle Lebensweise seiner Familie in den vierziger Jahren des letzten Jahrhunderts. Dargestellt wird das Leben einer Navajo Hirtenfamilie und der Weiterverarbeitung der Schafswolle per Hand. Sein Vater baut ein traditionelles Navajo Haus aus Baumstammen, einen Hogan, und wir lesen uber eine Schwitzhuttenzeremonie und lernen andere traditionelle Aktivitaten der Navajos kennen. Authentisch illustriert vom einem Navajo Kunstler, Gerald Nailor, erinnert uns das Buch an einen langsameren,...