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Title:

Grandfather stories of the Navahos. Written by Sydney M. Callaway, Gary Witherspoon, and others. Edited by Broderick H. Johnson. Illustrated by Hoke Denetsosie and Clifford Beck, Jr.

Publisher:

Board of EducationRough Rock Demonstration School,

Copyright Date:

1968

Description:

77 p. illus. 23 cm.

Subject:

Navajo Indians--Folklore.
Navajo Indians--Juvenile literature.
Indians of North America--Southwest, New--Folklore.
Indians of North America--Southwest, New--Social life and customs.
Navajo Indians--Folklore.
Navajo Indians--Social life and customs.

Other Authors:

Callaway, Sydney M. comp.
Witherspoon, Gary, comp.
Johnson, Broderick H., ed.
Denetsosie, Hoke. illus.
Beck, Clifford. illus.
Rough Rock Demonstration School. Board of Education.
Navaho Curriculum Center.

Notes:

"One of a series being developed by the Navaho Curriculum Center ... "

Contents:

Stories: The Navaho ceremony for rain. The lake that got angry. The holy people and the first dog. Trouble with the Utes. The magic of a Navaho sorcerer saves his people from the Spaniards. The yellow jackets. A Navaho medicine man cures his son. The hogan and its blessing. The Navaho sweathouse. Grinding stones. Some Navaho medicines.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)2892
(OCoLC)10198409

LCCN:

68057898

Locations:

O3AX572 -- Cornell College - Russell D. Cole Library (Mount Vernon)