"It is rare that an Anglo scholar could understand the in-depth meaning of the Navajo worldview and its implications. It is even rarer for him to interpret it in Western [narrative] form without losing meaning and integrity. . . Robert S. McPherson has done just that." —Harry Walters, Former Director, Hatathli Museum at Diné College "This book is highly recommended ... Read morefor readers interested in a knowledgeable and sensitive description of some of the basic aspects of traditional Navajo teachings, thought, and language and how the infringements of the dominant American culture in the past decades has undermined the application of those teachings in the lives of the contemporary Navajo people." —Bruce Gjeltema, Utah Historical Quarterly "...another sensitive and acute study of the Navajo people by historian Robert McPherson...a book that can easily be picked up by the general reader, who yet needs a gracious, obliging guide to an unfamiliar cultural landscape."
Joseph C. Jastrzembski, Journal of Folklore Research Show Less