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Adulthood in the Navajo world is marked by the onset of menstruation in females and by the deepening of the voice in males. Accordingly, young adults must accept responsibility over the powers manifest in blood and voice: for women, the forces that control reproduction and growth; for men, the powers of protection and restoration of order that come through maintaining Navajo oral tradition.The maintenance of the latter tradition has long been held...
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This collection highlights the new work of contemporary women writers of the Southwest. In 32 selections of poetry and short fiction, their words explore the connections between place and identify, and their powerful imagery gives us new insight into the complexities of Southwestern culture.
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Before the new nuclear power plant can be built, the power company must help the Navajo reclaim a long-unused uranium mine. The plan is to collapse the old shafts and refill the area with new soil, but the first explosions trigger unplanned subsidiary collapses. Ella Clah, attending the dedication and purification ceremony, acts quickly when she sees a young child sliding into the exposed tunnels. She saves his life but is herself trapped underground.
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"A collection of poems by an urban Indian from California. In the poem, From the Stench of my Belly she writes: 'I'm sure when you were young / you saw Indians on TV / You saw me on TV: / Indian princess / rotund squaw / blood-thirsty brave / stoic chief / ungrateful drunk" --Publisher.
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