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Listening woman

1990
When an old man and a teenage girl are brutally murdered, Lieutenant Leaphorn of the Navajo Tribal Police is called in to investigate the murders.

Wildlife survivors

2004
[Program 1] Kenny Loggins and his son venture on location to the American Southwest where they have a personal encounter with the Mexican grey wolf, known as El Lobo, and meet the key players in the fight to save the species from extinction. [Program 2] Looks at how the coyote changes its behavior to take advantage of whatever environment it seeks to inhabit and how this ability has enabled it to survive for thousands of years.

The Native Americans

white myth, native mythology
1994
Tribal leaders share their rich histories and current challenges, discussing how the events of a turbulent past still impact present issues for Native Americans.

The night of Las Posadas

2001
At the annual celebration of Las Posadas in old Santa Fe, the wife and husband slated to play Mary and Joseph are delayed by car trouble, but a mysterious couple appears that seems perfect for the part.

Mother Earth, Father Sky

Pueblo Indians of the American Southwest
1998
Discusses the culture, history, and society of the Pueblos.

Talking God

1991
Separate police investigations become closely related when it becomes clear that Henry Highhawk is wanted by others besides the police and is involved in more than grave robbing.

A thief of time

a novel
1988
A noted anthropologist arrives at an Anasazi Indian ruin to dig for clay pots and is terrified by what looms out of the darkness. Weeks later she is reported missing. Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn unearths a bizarre and mystifying series of murders.

Skinwalkers

1986
Lt. Joe Leaphorn and Officer Jim Chee of the Navajo Tribal Police are united in a murder investigation that leads them into the dark world of Navajo witchcraft.

Listening woman

1978
Joe Leaphorn of the Navajo Tribal Police tracks down the murderer of an old man.

Dance hall of the dead

1990
No one was seriously alarmed by the disappearance of two teenage boys, until Lt. Joe Leaphorn found the splattered trail of blood which lead to a ritually slaughtered victim.

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