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~ Books on Native American History, People, & Culture ~
This section includes titles on the history, people, and culture of some of the Native American Indian tribes of the Southwest. Topics include their spirituality, early Spanish & Anglo contact including the establishment of the first trading posts on the Navajo reservation, and the interaction of some Native American tribes with the world at large. Also included are profiles on a few of the many outstanding Native American Indians, as well as books about the landscape of the desert Southwest and travel within the area. Our selection of titles continues to grow in this area.

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Book of the Hopi

"Book of the Hopi"
The first revelation of the Hopi's historical
and religious worldview of life.
by Frank Waters

345 pages; 40 b&w photos; paper.
Retail Price: $15.00
Your Price: 12.90, plus $2.95 s/h/dc (USPS/MM)

Elders of the ancient Hopi tribe of Northern Arizona reveal their worldview of life. They have kept this a secret for countless generations, and this book was made possible only as a result of their desire to record for future generations the principles of their Road to Life. 5" x 7.75"
"Deeply steeped in Hopi mysticism...Combine(s) Hopi art, history, tradition, myth, folklore, and ceremonialism with dignity and authority....Deserves to be part of the library of any student of the American Southwest." -American Anthropologist


"Book of the Navajo" (new edition)
by Raymond Friday Locke

496pages; vintage b&w photos; paper.
Retail Price: $8.95
Your Price: $7.70, plus $2.95 s/h/dc (USPS/MM)

6th edition. A thorough study of the Navajo people and their history, culture, legends. This book is currently being used as a textbook to teach Navajo students their own history at the community college run by the tribe. Vintage b&w photographs. 496 pages. 4.13" x 6.75"
"Locke writes splendily; this is history laced with data, you are there commentary and poetic symbolism. He rarely minces words." -The Boston Globe

Book of the Navajo

Guide to Indian Country Map

"Indian Country Guide Map
Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah"
by Automobile Club of Southern California

Retail Price: $4.95
Your Price: $4.25, plus $1.55 s/h (USPS/FCM)

If you're planning a trip or just wanted to see where Tony Hillerman's characters are solving their next mystery on "the rez," this map is perfect for you. A road map to the Indian villages and reservations in the four corner's area. Also, lists points of interest, national parks and monuments, wilderness trips and recreation areas. Folds like a regular road map.


"Native Roads, The Complete Motoring Guide
to the Navajo & Hopi Nations" 2nd Edition

by Fran Kosik

271 pages; many b&w photos and maps; paperback.
Retail Price: $16.95
Your Price: $14.55, plus $3.75 s/h/dc (USPS/MM)

With this indispensable guide in hand, travel the spectacular buttes and secret canyons of the Navajo and Hopi Nations in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. Find your way through glorious Four Corners country and discover the rich cultures that flourish there. This book contains useful maps, cultural etiquette, landmarks, trading posts, museums, dining and lodging, and helpful information. Plan your own self-guided tour. 6" x 9"

Native Roads is a travel guide to the Navajo & Hopi Nations.

Pueblo Stories & Storytellers

"Pueblo Stories & Storytellers"
by Mark Bahti

56 pp.; 134 b&w, 42 color photographs; paper.
Retail Price: $12.95
Your Price: $10.90, plus $2.95 s/h/dc (USPS/MM)

This new edition of a very popular title has been revised and redesigned for a whole new generation of enthusiasts. Storyteller figures represent one of the more recent developments in the dynamic transformations underway in Native American art today. The continued demand for Mark Bahti's delightful book about these figures and the traditions from which they spring is a testament to their enormous appeal. 8" x 9.5".


"The Weavers Way: Navajo Profiles"
by Carter & Dodie Allen
with tribute by Tony Hillerman

83 pages; duotone black & white photos; paper. Autographed by authors.
Retail Price: $23.00, plus $3.90 s/h/i (USPS/MM)

This book takes an intimate look at the lives of more than three dozen American Indian weavers from different parts of the 27,000 square mile Navajo reservation. Their interviews with the weavers, ranging in age from 16 to those in their 70's and 80's, provide insights into the avocation that defines the Navajo way of life. Dodie's profiles of each weaver are fascinating and Carter's photos accompanying each profile are stunning. 10" x 8"

The Weavers Way, Navajo Profiles

Rugs & Posts

"Rugs & Posts,
The Story of Navajo Weaving and Indian Trading"
by H.L. James

118 pages; 120 photos and maps; soft cover
Retail Price $24.95
Your Price: $21.90, plus $4.40 s/h/i (USPS/MM)

Revised & Updated 2nd edition. The classic study of the Navajo rug and the trading posts associated with each unique style. New information helps explain and display the beauty and craft of the Navajo Indians. Illustrated with 49 new color plates and many black and white photographs and drawings. "Rugs & Posts" traces the history of the Navajo rug as well as the Navajo people and their art. 9" x 12"


"Indian Trader: the Life & Times of J.L. Hubbell"
by Martha Blue

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356 pages; many b&w photos; paperback.
Retail Price: $24.50
Your Price: $20.90, plus $3.90 s/h/i (USPS/MM)

This fascinating ethnobiography of Anglo-Hispanic J.L. Hubbell, an extraordinary man and a pioneer Indian trader, brings to life his many roles from entrepreneur to politician. His life sweeps in colorful portraits of his contemporaries, including first Navajo Chairman Chee Dodge, artist Maynard Dixon, and Teddy Roosevelt. This thoroughly researched book reads like a novel of the West with its evocative sense of character and place. 6" x 9"

Indian Trader: The Life & Times of J.L. Hubbell

Mini Book!Native American Wisdom

"Native American Wisdom"

125 pages; Edward S. Curtis photos;
miniature format; cloth.
Retail Price: $4.95
Your Price: $4.25, plus $1.75 s/h (USPS/FCM)

Detailed visual and spiritual portrayals of the community, individuality, and human nature of Native Americans. Edward S. Curtis' photographs evoke the images, but the words are their own. From Mourning Dove to Chief Seattle, from Lone Man to Red Cloud, here is the timeless wisdom of Native Americans. 2.75" x 3.25"


"Black Elk Speaks
Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux"

223 pages; b&w photos, color drawings; paper.
Retail Price: $14.95
Your Price: $12.90, plus $2.90 s/h/dc (USPS/MM)

Named one of the ten best spiritual books of the twentieth century, this is the acclaimed story of Lakota visionary and healer Nicholas Black Elk (1863 - 1950) and his people during the momentous, twilight years of the nineteenth century. Black Elk's profound and arresting religious visions of the unity of humanity and the world around him have transformed his account inot a venerated spiritual classic. Whether appreciated as a collaborative autobiography, a history of a Native American nation, or an enduring spiritual testament for all humankind, Black Elk Speaks is unforgettable. 5.5" x 8"

Black Elk Speaks

Navajo Weapon, The Navajo Code Talkers

"Navajo Weapon, The Navajo Code Talkers"
by Sally McClain

300 pp.; 54 rare, historic photographs & maps; paper.
Retail Price: $16.95
Your Price: 13.85, plus $3.90 s/h/dc (USPS/MM)

Read the true story that inspired "Windtalkers," a major summer 2002 motion picture that honors the Navajo Code Talkers of World War II. Based on first-person accounts and Marine Corps documents, this newly revised edition describes how the U.S. Marine Corps recruited young Navajo warriors to create a secret code, using their native language that many of them had once been forbidden to speak. The Navajo Code Talkers played decisive roles in the Pacific Theater and helped turned the tide in the bloody battles for Bougainville, Cape Gloucester, New Britain, Saipan, Guam, Peleliu, and Iwo Jima. Their unbreakable code helped save countless American lives and earned the Navajo Code Talkers the undying respect of their comrades in arms. 6 x 9.


"The People, Indians of the American Southwest"
by Stephen Trimble

536 pp.; 134 b&w, 42 color photographs; paper.
Retail Price: $34.95
Your Price: $31.70, plus $4.95 s/h/i (USPS/MM)

The story of the Southwest Indians, from their tribal histories to present day struggles. Relates the cultures, ceremonies, religious beliefs, and identities of each tribe from the Navajo and Pueblo nations to the Ute and Yavapai tribes. 7.5" x10".
"One of the most comprehensive and insightful discussions of the modern native peoples of the American Southwest ever written." -Ethnohistory
"Steven Trimble's The People is a valuable addition to the library of anyone interested in the Indian cultures of the Southwest. It may well become one of those classics that stay in print forever." -Tony Hillerman.

The People, Indians of the American Southwest

In the Fifth World, portrait of the Navajo Nation

"In the Fifth World, Portrait of the Navajo Nation "
by Adriel Heisey & Kenji Kawano

96 pp.; 70 color and b/w photographs; paper.
Retail Price: $21.95
Your Price: $18.50, plus $3.90 s/h/dc (USPS/MM)

Two execptional photographers with distinctly different ways of seeing combine their talents to create this book. Aerial photographer Adriel Heisey takes flight to capture the manificent landscapes that are home to the Navajo people. His images are paired with Japanese photojournalist Kenji Kawano, whose intimate and exhuberant portraits celebrate the enduring character and spirit of the Diné - "the People." Both spent their formative years living and working among the Navajo people: Heisey as a pilot for the the Navajo Nation and Kawano as a photographer with "Navajo Times." 9.75" x 9".


"Southwest Indian Designs with Some Explanations"
by Mark Tomas Bahti

48 pages; black & white illustrations; paper.
Retail Price: $6.95
Your Price: $6.10, plus $2.95 s/h/dc USPS/MM)

Explains more than 200 of the most frequently used Southwestern Indian designs, including those from the Zuni, Navajo, Hopi, Tewa, Acoma, Pueblo, and Hohokam peoples. 8.5" x 11".

Southwest Indian Designs



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