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Hozho : walking in beauty : Native American stories of inspiration, humor, and life

Call Number

  • FICTION HOZH (CEN)

Publication Information

Chicago : Contemporary Books, [2001]

Physical Description

xxvii, 223 pages ; 23 cm

Summary

"Hozho--the Navajo word for 'walking in beauty'--lies at the heart of these stories--stories in which Deer Spirit, Old Coyote, Sacred Mountains, crystal caves, and basketball magic reign. Survival and transcendence are central themes among Native writings, but humor and a sense of play resonate throughout these tales as well. Featuring well-known and up-and-coming Native American writers, this unique anthology captures the enduring traditions of indigenous peoples. Hozho: Walking in Beauty reveals the rich tapestry of Indian life in contemporary America. It examines the experience not only of what it means to be Indian, straddling both Western and Native worlds, but also what it means to be an American, a hybrid people living in a land of diverse cultures"--Page [4] of cover.

Contents

  • Looking at Indians through white-tainted eyes / May it be beautiful all around / Riding to the Shiprock fair / The problem of old Harjo / The singing spirit / San Lorenzo day in Laguna / Siobhan La Rue in color / Bicenti / Never quite a Hollywood star / Everything works together / How old man Coyote lost his manhood / Fishing / Loaves and fishes / Six O'clock news / Alyssa's father / The crystal cave / Night of the radishes / Twins' story / Compatriots / Jules Bart, giving too much-- August 1946 / Tender street / The door in the mountain / The road to sacred mountain / An afternoon in bright sunlight / The Hyatt, the Maori, and the Yanoama / The hunter / How to be a southwest indigenous writer

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