Evangeline Parsons-Yazzie

"The cultural lessons in this book emphasize the importance of family ties, a respect for oneself, and price in the strength that allowed the Navajo people to endure years of hardship. This book is inspired by a belief that the Navajo culture is very relevant to the lives of Navajo youth, and there need not be a clash between the wisdom of Navajo elders and the beliefs of contemporary Navajo families. This 448-page textbook provides a verb-based introduction...

Ninaanibaa's heart belonged to Hashké Yił Naabaah (The Warrior Who Fights with Anger). She loved him for protecting his awee (babies), K'e(kinship), Naabeeho (Navajo people) and Dinétah (land). Hashke Yił Naabaah is summoned on a pursuit to restore peace and harmony to Dinétah. Nínááníbaa' gently placed her hand over her heart and wondered if her own heart was prepared to never feel love again. She stopped to think about life without love,...

Volume two in the series by Evangeline Parsons Yazzie begins at the banks of the Pecos River in Ft Sumner New Mexico during The Long Walk where, Ninaanibaa and her husband are reunited with their daughters Deed Yazhi, and her younger sister Dzanibaa after four years of separation. In Her Enemy, Her Love the oral history of those years of captivity continues from the perspective of the two sisters; a story of family, love, resilience and hope.

"The cultural lessons in this book emphasize the importance of family ties, a respect for oneself, and price in the strength that allowed the Navajo people to endure years of hardship. This book is inspired by a belief that the Navajo culture is very relevant to the lives of Navajo youth, and there need not be a clash between the wisdom of Navajo elders and the beliefs of contemporary Navajo families. This 448-page textbook provides a verb-based introduction...