Medicine and Miracles in the High Desert: My Life Among the Navajo People Elliott Erica M.
Details the author's time living with the Navajo people as a teacher, sheepherder, and doctor and her profound experiences with the people, animals, and spiritsShows how she learned the Navajo…
Specifikacia Medicine and Miracles in the High Desert: My Life Among the Navajo People Elliott Erica M.
Details the author's time living with the Navajo people as a teacher, sheepherder, and doctor and her profound experiences with the people, animals, and spiritsShows how she learned the Navajo language to bridge the cultural divideReveals the miracles she witnessed, including her own miracle when the elders prayed for healing of a tumor on her neckShares her fearsome encounters with a mountain lion and a shape-shifting "skin walker" and how she fulfilled a prophecy by returning as a doctorIn 1971, Erica Elliott arrived on the Navajo Reservation as a newly minted schoolteacher, knowing nothing about her students or their culture. After a discouraging first week, she almost leaves in despair, unable to communicate with the children or understand cultural cues. But once she starts learning the language, the people begin to trust her, welcoming her into their