Native American Creation Stories of Family and Friendship
- ISBN-10
- 0865348332
- ISBN-13
- 9780865348332
- Category
- Creation
- Pages
- 172
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011
- Publisher
- Sunstone Press
Description
Recorded by the author from personal interviews with Native American storytellers, these stories hold the conflicts and compliments of family and/or situations that test relationships. The work is a reminder of how fragile everyone is during the struggles to survive youth, middle age, and older years.
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