This life history of a Navajo leader, recorded in the 1960s and
first published in 1977, is a classic work in the study of Navajo
history and religious traditions.
A skillful, meticulous, and altogether praiseworthy contribution
to Navajo studies. . . . Although the focus of Mitchells
autobiography is upon his role as a Blessingway singer, there is
much material here on Navajo history and culture in the late
nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Mitchell attended the
government school at Fort Defiance, worked on the railroad in
Arizona, served as a handyman and interpreter at several trading
posts and the Franciscan missions, and later served as a tribal
councilman in the 1930s and as a judge in the 1940s and 1950s. His
observations on these experiences are relevant to our understanding
of contemporary Navajo life.Lawrence C. Kelly, "Western Historical
Quarterly"
This book stands easily among the best of the native
autobiographies. Narrated by a thoughtful and articulate Navajo
leader over a span of eighteen years, this life history is brought
into English with none of the selective romanticizing that has
spoiled some books. . . . �It is� a superb job of bringing one
culture ever closer to another.Barre Tolken, "Western Folklore"
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