| To Walk in Beauty: A Navajo Family's Journey Home: A Navajo Family's Journey Home Contributor(s): Spragg-Braude, Stacia (Photographer) |
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ISBN: 0890135541 ISBN-13: 9780890135549 Publisher: Museum of New Mexico Press OUR PRICE: $40.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - Native American & Aboriginal |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2008043946 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 11" W x 9.8" (2.85 lbs) 200 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Spragg-Braude, Stacia: - Stacia Spragg-Braude is an award-winning photojournalist and farmer in New Mexico, where she worked for several years as a staff photographer for the Albuquerque Tribune. During the last ten years she has developed a deep friendship with the Begay family while photographing and interviewing them. Excerpts from To Walk in Beauty have received numerous awards, including being named a 2006 W. Eugene Smith Grant finalist. |