Sun Chief The Autobiography of a Hopi Indian |
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| Editor:
| Simmons, Leo W. |
| Author:
| Talayesva, Don C. |
| Contribution by:
| Hine, Robert V. |
| Series title: | Lamar Series in Western History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-300-00227-0 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 1963 |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $27.95 |
Book Description:
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The story of Don C. Talayesva, the Sun Chief, who was born and reared until the age of ten as a Hopi Indian, and then trained as a white man until he was twenty. Although torn between two worlds and cultures, he returned to Hopiland and readopted all the tribal customs. This is his autobiography, written for Leo Simmons, a white man who was a clan brother.
The story of Don C. Talayesva, the Sun Chief, who was born and reared until the age of ten as a Hopi Indian, and then trained as a white man until he was twenty. Although torn between two worlds and cultures, he returned to Hopiland and readopted all the tribal customs. This is his autobiography, written for Leo Simmons, a white man who was a clan brother.