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In the sun's house : my year teaching on the Navajo reservation

Title
In the sun's house : my year teaching on the Navajo reservation / Kurt Caswell ; afterword by Rex Lee Jim.
Author
Caswell, Kurt, 1969-
Publication
San Antonio : Trinity University Press, c2009.

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Description
xiv, 299 p.; 21 cm.
Summary
Describes Caswell's year teaching at Borrego Pass, a remote Navajo community in northwest New Mexico, detailing his failings and successes as he struggles to bridge the gap between himself and the community.
Subject
  • Caswell, Kurt, 1969-
  • Teachers > New Mexico > Biography
  • Navajo teenagers > Education > New Mexico
  • Navajo teenagers > New Mexico > Attitudes
  • Teacher-student relationships > Navajo Indian Reservation
  • Navajo Indian Reservation > Social life and customs
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
This is Borrego -- School days -- The road to Crownpoint -- Walking -- The trading post -- The wolves of the mountains -- Cardinal rules -- The Hogan -- Eastern Navajo agency spelling bee -- The last best walk -- Romeo and Juliet -- Goodbye, Borrego.
Call Number
JGD 09-562
ISBN
  • 9781595340603 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 1595340602 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 9781595340566 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 1595340564 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
2009020128
OCLC
316026432
Author
Caswell, Kurt, 1969-
Title
In the sun's house : my year teaching on the Navajo reservation / Kurt Caswell ; afterword by Rex Lee Jim.
Imprint
San Antonio : Trinity University Press, c2009.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Research Call Number
JGD 09-562
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