Send a Runner - A Navajo Honors the Long Walk (Hardcover)

The Navajo tribe, the Dine, are the largest tribe in the United States and live across the American Southwest. But over a century ago, they were nearly wiped out by the Long Walk, a forced removal of most of the Dine people to a military-controlled reservation in New Mexico. The summer of 2018 marked the 150th anniversary of the Navajo's return to their homelands. One Navajo family and their community decided to honor that return. Edison Eskeets and his family organized a ceremonial run from Spider Rock in Canyon de Chelly, Arizona, to Santa Fe, New Mexico, in order to deliver a message and to honor the survivors of the Long Walk. Both exhilarating and punishing, Send A Runner tells the story of a Navajo family using the power of running to honor their ancestors and the power of history to explain why the Long Walk happened. From these forces, they might also seek the vision of how the Dine--their people--will have a future.

General

Imprint:	University of New Mexico Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2021
Authors:	Edison Eskeets • Jim Kristofic
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	192
ISBN-13:	978-0-8263-6233-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Indigenous peoples Books > History > American history > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8263-6233-8
Barcode:	9780826362339

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