navajo

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J?honaa'??

bringer of dawn
2007
As J?honaa'??, the sun, slowly rises, its gentle light and warmth wake the inhabitants of the desert, including a burrow of rabbits, a sleepy coyote, and, perhaps, a family living in a hogan. Presented in Navajo and English.

The chief's blanket

1997
In the process of weaving her first Chief's Blanket, Flower After the Rain discovers the meaning of giving and receiving.

Monster slayer

a Navajo folktale
1991
Two brothers go in search of monsters who haunt their people's village.

The Navajo

2002
Discusses the Navajo way of life, including their traditions, legends, families, and homes.

Racing the sun

1988
Being an American Indian is not something twelve-year-old Brandon wants to advertise. Then his Navajo grandfather moves into the lower bunk of his room.

Waterless mountain

1993
Younger Brother, a Navaho Indian boy, undergoes eight years of training in the ancient religion of his people and the practical knowledge of material existence.

Sunpainters

eclipse of the Navajo sun
1994
Explaining a solar eclipse, a Navajo tells his grandson that when the sun dies the children of Mother Earth are called from the four directions to repaint the universe in all the colors of the rainbow.

The Navajo, herders, weavers, and silversmiths

1958
Describes modern Navajo life on the reservation in the Southwest, including information about the history and customs of this Indian tribe.

Navajo ABC

a Din? alphabet book
1995

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