Born a Chief

by Nequatewa, Edmund; Whiting, Alfred F.; Seaman, P. David

• ISBN13: 9780816513543
• ISBN10: 0816513546
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1993-02-01
• Publisher: Univ of Arizona Pr

Summary

The Hopi Indians are among the Native American peoples most familiar to the outside world. largely through their kachina dolls and ceremonies. Yet the lives of individual Hopis have remained unknown except through a handful of works.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	p. ix
Foreword	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction	p. xv
Autobiography
Kachina	p. 3
Born a Chief	p. 13
Growing and Building in Mishongnovi	p. 19
Initiation at Shipaulovi	p. 28
Life at Shipaulovi	p. 34
More Moves Between Villages	p. 56
Experiencing Hopi Beliefs	p. 63
At Keams Canyon School	p. 82
School in Phoenix	p. 110
The Runaways	p. 125
The Scholar Returns Home	p. 153
The Boy Becomes a Man	p. 164
Reference Materials
Bibliography	p. 179
Index	p. 189
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