Chasing Painted Horses language revitalization "—Carter Meland

"—Carter Meland

this gifted writer displays both her love of the Navajo world and her resonant use of language

Wilson found her family's love and humor—and she discovered just how deeply our identities are shaped by the forces of history

After a theoretical and historical introduction to American Indian boarding-school literature

always a teacher and an utterly fearless activist

Chasing Painted Horses language revitalization "—Carter MelandWhen Ralph Thomas comes across graffiti of a horse in an alleyway in the early hours of the morning, he is stopped in his tracks. He recognizes this horse. A half asleep Indigenous homeless man sees Ralph's reaction to the horse and calls out to him. Over the course of a morning's worth of hot coffee on a bitterly cold day, Ralph and the homeless man talk and Ralph remembers a troubling moment from his childhood when an odd little girl, Danielle, drew