Big Falling Snow
by Yava, Albert
Published by : Crown Publishers, Inc. (New York) Physical details: 178 p ISBN:0517532441. ISSN:978051753 Year: 1978| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sw 900 - 999 | 970.00497 Yav (Browse shelf) | Available | In Memory of : Edward C. Gallagher | 48218 |
"'Big Falling Snow' is the story of the Hopi Indians of Northern Arizona and the Tewas who joined them early in the eighteenth century to help defend the villages against marauding tribes. Albert Yava, a respected Tewa-Hopi elder who was born in 1888, recalls what life was like in the early days. He weaves into his recollections the old legends, the ancient traditions and beliefs, and the oral histories of the wandering clans that came together on the Arizona mesas to become ethe Hopi people. He reflects on the past and present and on the inner tensions of Hopi ceremonial life and social organization...."
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