To Walk in Beauty : A Navajo Family's Journey Home (9780890135549)



An intimate portrait of a family's decision to return to the Navajo reservation and reclaim its cultural identity. The Begay family are photographed and interviewed over the course of a decade, providing a window on a culture not often seen by outsiders. Uplifting and moving, this book examines the spiritual healing that can take place when cultural identity is honored and restored.


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  • Hardback | 200 pages
  • 230 x 280 x 22.86mm | 1,290g
  • New Mexico, United States
  • English
  • New
  • 82 b/w photos
  • 0890135541
  • 9780890135549


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