I AM APACHE

A novel by Tanya Landman

I AM APACHE is an engaging story written for young adults by Tanya Landman. Here we follow the story of Siki, a nineteenth-century Apache girl who describes the events of her teen years, from her young brother’s death during a Mexican raid, through her work to become a full-fledged warrior, to the death of her mentor. Siki describes relationships among her own people, including a rogue peer who leaves the tribe rather than submit to its code of honor and her own acceptance as a female warrior. She also skillfully weaves interactions between the Apache, Mexicans, and “White Eyes” into her story. With an eloquent voice and a dignified pace, Landman creates a credible and artistic story with excellent characterization and engaging psychological and sociopolitical questions. Although I AM APACHE has special appeal for historical and western fiction readers, this well-written novel also has much to offer those who are not genre readers.

$10.95

IDENTITY BY DESIGN

Edited By Emil Her Many Horses

IDENTITY BY DESIGN: Tradition, Change, And Celebration In Native Women’s Dresses showcases the collection of Native American dresses held by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. This book presents a fascinating array of Native women’s clothing from the Plains, Plateau and Great Basin regions of the United States and Canada, dating from the 1830s to the present. It includes dresses, shawls, moccasins, belts, bags and hair accessories. Striking photographs depict Native life, Native women and their attire. The beautiful creations in this book reveal the artistic vision of many individual makers, as well as different regional styles and tribal designs.

“When you wear your dress, you’re carrying the spirit of all the people who gave you the lessons of life, who made dresses before you,” says Keri Jhane Myers. “Through ceremony, a young woman can become a living representative of revered spirit beings, such as Changing Woman of the Apache, and White Buffalo Calf Woman of the Lakota, who were known to have brought the arts, sacred corn, beauty, compassion, healing, truth and ethics to the people through teachings and rituals.”

$20.00

RODEO 101: History of the Payson, Arizona Rodeo 1884-1984

by Jinx Pyle & Jayne Peace

RODEO 101 tells the story of the first 101 years of the Payson Rodeo. It is a fabulous book chock-full of facts and photos. I can’t describe it any better than the authors did, so I’ll just let them do the talking:

“Writing this book has been an education for both of us. Our research – which includes interviews with hundreds of people, the reading of countless old newspaper articles, books and old rodeo programs – completed a picture that neither one of us had ever seen. Our efforts took us into previously unexplored areas, such as the rodeo horse races. We knew that some good horses had run down Payson’s dusty main street. We did not know that some of those horses were the fastest short-distance horses in the world. We knew there was betting, but some of those cowboys would bet the ranch on a horse race. We knew from our ancestors that Payson’s rodeo started as an annual event in 1884. We did not realize the overwhelming evidence, both oral and written, that documents this truth! Still, those facts pale in comparison to what we learned to be the real story of the Payson Rodeo.”

Jinx & Jayne have not only uncovered and preserved the true history of the Payson Rodeo, but they have captured its changing spirit throughout the years, from the first rodeo held in the Mid-Town Pasture in 1884, to the present day. This book is a must-have for rodeo fans everywhere!

$25