Arthur Johnson Memorial Library

Allen, T. D.

Navahos have five fingers T. D. Allen - Norman, OK University of Oklahoma Press 1963 - 249 p - The Civilization of the American Indian series 68 .

Don't take any wooden Indians --
"Just keep the roof on the place" --
Laughter is a language --
Medicine men --
Deh, Not Txo --
Town meeting, reservation style --
Ladies do sweat --
Lambing time --
The good samaritan-Navaho version --
Psychosomatics and "sings" --
Navahos in labor --
Social events of the summer season --
Small victories over a large enemy --
Full speed ahead --
Snipe hunt --
Readin', writin', and rythmitic --
The day we traveled a thousand years.

An account by a white couple serving as caretakers of a vacated outstation in the Ganado Mission in Apache County, Arizona, details their deepening appreciation of the Navajo people's traditions and culture.

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