navajo indians

"Amidst a complicated history of mistreatment by and distrust of the American government, the Navajo people--especially code talkers--helped the Allies win World War II"--Provided by publisher.

Celinda McKelvey, a Navajo girl, participates in the Kinaalda, the traditional coming-of-age ceremony of her people.

"Explains Navajo history and highlights Navajo life in modern society"--Provided by publisher.

A retelling of the Navaho legend that explains the patterns of the stars in the sky.

A brief introduction to Navajo Indians, discussing their traditions, daily life and more.

Describes how the American military in World War II used a group of Navajo Indians to create an indecipherable code based on their native language.

Half-Navajo, half-white sisters Tess and Gaby are separated when Gaby drops out of college to join the army. Now as Gaby is deployed to Iraq, she asks Tess to care for Blue, the spirited horse that Tess dislikes. Tess struggles with her identity and with missing her sister, and she decides to spend the summer with her grandmother at sheep camp where tragedy strikes.

When the special rug Crystal Manyfeathers is weaving for her kinaalda, the traditional Navajo womanhood ceremony, is stolen from her loom she finds there are many suspects, and she may have offended Spider Woman.