Yava, Albert
Big Falling Snow a Tewa-Hopi Indian's life and times and the history and traditions of his people Albert Yava; Edited by Harold Courlander - New York Crown Publishers, Inc. 1978 - 178 p
"'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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Yava, Albert 1888-1980
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Biography
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Big Falling Snow a Tewa-Hopi Indian's life and times and the history and traditions of his people Albert Yava; Edited by Harold Courlander - New York Crown Publishers, Inc. 1978 - 178 p
"'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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0517532441
9780517532447
Yava, Albert 1888-1980
Biography
Biography
970.00497 Yav 48