Bibliograph

Send a runner, a Navajo honors the Long Walk, Edison Eskeets and Jim Kristofic

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Send a runner, a Navajo honors the Long Walk, Edison Eskeets and Jim Kristofic

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Send a runner

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1201660860

Responsibility statement

Edison Eskeets and Jim Kristofic

Sub title

a Navajo honors the Long Walk

Summary

"The Navajo tribe, the Diné, are the largest tribe in the United States and live across the American Southwest. But over a century ago, they were nearly wiped out by the Long Walk, a forced removal of most of the Diné people to a military-controlled reservation in New Mexico. The summer of 2018 marked the 150th anniversary of the Navajos' return to their homelands. One Navajo family and their community decided to honor that return. Edison Eskeets and his family organized a ceremonial run from Spider Rock in Canyon de Chelly, Arizona, to Santa Fé, New Mexico, in order to deliver a message and to honor the survivors of the Long Walk. Both exhilarating and punishing, Send a Runner tells the story of a Navajo family using the power of running to honor their ancestors and the power of history to explain why the Long Walk happened. From these forces, they might also seek the vision of how the Diné--their people--will have a future."--Publisher's website

Target audience

adult

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