Sun chief : the autobiography of a Hopi Indian / by Don Talayesva.

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Talayesva, Don C, 1890-1985 [author.]

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TextSeries: Lamar series in Western historyPublisher: New Haven, Connecticut : Yale University Press, 2013Edition: Second edition / edited by Leo W. Simmons ; forewords by Matthew Sakiestewa Gilbert and Robert V. HineDescription: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780300198898
0300198892

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Sun chief.DDC classification:

979.100497458 23

LOC classification:

E99.H7

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Contents:

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword to the Second Edition -- Foreword to the First Edition -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Twins Twisted into One -- 2. Childhood Crises and Early Memories -- 3. Learning to Live -- 4. Mischief and Discipline -- 5. School on the Reservation -- 6. School off the Reservation -- 7. The Return to Hopiland -- 8. The Making of a Man -- 9. Clowning and the Bean Ceremony -- 10. Magic and Marriage -- 11. Subsistence in the Desert -- 12. Prosperity and Adversity -- 13. Changes in Family Life -- 14. New Crises -- 15. Life Goes On -- Concerning the Analysis of Life Histories -- Appendices -- Index

Summary: First published in 1942, Sun Chief is the autobiography of Hopi Chief Don C. Talayesva and offers a unique insider view on Hopi society. In a new Foreword, Matthew Sakiestewa Gilbert situates the book within contemporary Hopi studies, exploring how scholars have used the book since its publication more than seventy years ago.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

First published in 1942, Sun Chief is the autobiography of Hopi Chief Don C. Talayesva and offers a unique insider view on Hopi society. In a new Foreword, Matthew Sakiestewa Gilbert situates the book within contemporary Hopi studies, exploring how scholars have used the book since its publication more than seventy years ago.

English.

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