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Author Caswell, Kurt, 1969-

Title In the sun's house : my year teaching on the Navajo reservation / Kurt Caswell ; afterword by Rex Lee Jim.

Publication Info. San Antonio : Trinity University Press, [2009]
©2009

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Location Call No. Status
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  371.829 C27    Check Shelf
Description xiv, 299 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-299).
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.
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.
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