In 1968 newlyweds Lucy Moore and her husband moved from Cambridge,
Massachusetts, to Chinle, Arizona, where he had taken a job with
the recently created Navajo legal services program. They were part
of a wave of young 1960s idealists determined to help others less
fortunate than themselves.
After fulfilling the two-year commitment with the legal program,
Lucy and Bob stayed for another five years. "Into the Canyon" is
her account of the places and people they came to love and the
lessons they learned from their Navajo neighbors.
"Ms. Moore's recollection of time spent in Navajo County is a
beautiful and spirited tribute to Chinle culture. Moreover, we are
given a glimpse into what it means to be affected by a place, time,
and people. Beautifully constructed."--"Women Writing the West"
"Never a false note. Clearly written, candid, and funny . . . an
engaging read."Peter Iverson, historian and award-winning author of
"Din" and "For Our Navajo People"
"Lucy Moore tells this story with humor, sensitivity, and grace.
Her absorbing memoir of seven years living, working, and being
herself with Navajo people is a journey of discovery not only of
'the other' but, even more important, a confrontation with her own
identity as a white person."Mark Rudd, last national secretary of
SDS, founder of the Weather Underground, teacher, and activist
"A delight to read; an invaluable historical and cultural
narrative. . . . A good deal of my first novel, "Ceremony, " was
inspired by Chinle, but I didn't fully appreciate just how much was
going on during those years until I readLucy's book."Leslie Silko,
author of "Gardens In the Dunes" and "Ceremony"
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