Coming Home: A Hopi Resistance Story sovereignty to being the only Indian

to being the only Indian in the room

the book covers a wide variety of topics including: the problem of creation

The tribe never surrendered to state jurisdiction over crimes committed on its reservation

and the stories with which she kept her culture alive

he also confronts the harsh political reality for its Native community and culture and for Indian people everywhere

Coming Home: A Hopi Resistance Story sovereignty to being the only IndianFrom master Hopi woodcarver Mavasta Honyouti, the story of his grandfather's experience at a residential boarding school and how he returned home to pass their traditions down to future generations. When Mavasta Honyouti was a boy he would go with his grandfather to their cornfield, watching him nurture every plant. During breaks, his grandfather would take out a piece of paako root and use his pocketknife to whittle away. He made beautiful carvings