Navajo Night

Navajo Night
Author: Carol Ann Didier
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
Total Pages: 267
Release: 2009-09-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 142011252X

A white woman and a Navajo holy man dare a perilous love on the Wild West's most treacherous frontier. . . Unspoken Passion Yields To. . . JoAnna Lund and her father are risking everything to settle safely out west and leave their tragic past far behind. And as a lone rider blocks their trail, they are prepared for trouble. But from the moment JoAnna locks eyes with the tall, proud Navajo brave, she feels an irresistible, dangerous desire. . . Forbidden Pleasure Notah Begay wonders why the young woman and her father have ventured so deep into his people's territory. But he is fascinated by JoAnna's gentle spirit, and her honesty sparks a passion that his carefully-guarded heart can't deny. And nothing--and no man--will prevent him from claiming the woman who has made him hers forever. . . "An outstanding romance novel. . .pure reading pleasure and hard to put down." --Affaire de Coeur "Didier creates likable characters, a romantic setting and romantic tension." --Romantic Times

A Rainbow at Night

A Rainbow at Night
Author: Bruce Hucko
Publisher: Chronicle
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1996
Genre: Activity programs in education
ISBN: 9780811812948

Uses pictures in various mediums created by Navajo children to help explain Navajo culture and history. Suggests activities for the reader to do relating to family and feelings.

The Night Chant

The Night Chant
Author: Washington Matthews
Publisher:
Total Pages: 398
Release: 1902
Genre: Indians of North America
ISBN:

Day and Night

Day and Night
Author: Nedra Emery
Publisher: Treasure Chest Books
Total Pages: 44
Release: 1996
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780964418936

In this bilingual Navajo tale, the animals of the night and the animals of the day meet to play the first shoe game, the outcome of which will determine the length of the day and night and the colors of the animals.

Sharing the Skies

Sharing the Skies
Author: Nancy C. Maryboy
Publisher:
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2010
Genre: Science
ISBN:

Provides a look at traditional Navajo astronomy, including their constellations and the unique way in which Navajo people view the cosmos and their place within it.

Mystery of Navajo Moon

Mystery of Navajo Moon
Author: Timothy Green
Publisher:
Total Pages: 52
Release: 1993
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780873585774

A young Navajo girl goes on a magical night ride upon a silvery steed.

Travel

Travel
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 604
Release: 1920
Genre: Travel
ISBN:

Patterns and Ceremonials of the Indians of the Southwest

Patterns and Ceremonials of the Indians of the Southwest
Author: Ira Moskowitz
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2013-05-23
Genre: History
ISBN: 0486149110

Classic text-and-picture record includes over 100 lithographs and drawings of dances, fiestas, processions, chants and daily life among Zuni, Navajo, Apache, other tribes.

Acculturation in the Navajo Eden

Acculturation in the Navajo Eden
Author: Seymour H. Koenig
Publisher: YBK Publishers, Inc.
Total Pages: 342
Release: 2005
Genre: Indians of North America
ISBN: 0976435918

A treatise on the archaeology, history, ethnohistory, linguistics, and religion of the peoples of the Southwest-the Navajo, Keresans, Tanoans, Utes, Spaniards and Anglos, who are the tapestry of that land. This book is about people-where they lived, what they believed, and how they interacted with others. The chapters are entitled: The Navajo Eden: The Dinetah; The Eastern Ancestral Puebloans; The Spaniards Enter and Settle, 1540-1700; The Tanoan and Keresan Rio Grande Puebloans; Acculturation in the Dinetah; Keresan and Tanoan Religions and Societal Organizations; Navajo Origin Myth and Societal Organization; Protohistoric Rio Grande Ceremonialism; Gods of the Navajo Night Chant; Universal Female and Male Deities."

Pre-faces & Other Writings

Pre-faces & Other Writings
Author: Jerome Rothenberg
Publisher: New Directions Publishing
Total Pages: 244
Release: 1981
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780811207867

Essays document the author's theories of poetry, discuss the goals of oral poetry, and analyze brief poems and poetic concepts.