Jim Kristofic
Medicine Women
The Story of the First Native American Nursing School
In this detailed history Jim Kristofic traces the story of Ganado Mission on the Navajo Indian Reservation.
Black Sheep, White Crow and Other Windmill Tales
Stories from Navajo Country
"These tales capture the humor and themes of traditional Diné literature. . . . The collection resonates with deep cultural authenticity."--Enrique Lamadrid, author of Juan the Bear and the Water of Life: La Acequia de Juan del Oso
The Hero Twins
A Navajo-English Story of the Monster Slayers
Told in Navajo, the Diné language, and English, this story exists in many versions, and all demonstrate the importance of thinking, patience, persistence, bravery, and reverence.
Reservation Restless
"Once in a great while, a miracle of a book comes along, a gift that both touches the heart and engages the mind. Reservation Restless is such a book."--Anne Hillerman, New York Times best-selling author of Rock with Wings and The Tale Teller
Send a Runner
A Navajo Honors the Long Walk
Both exhilarating and punishing, Send A Runner tells the story of a Navajo family using the power of running to honor their ancestors and the power of history to explain why the Long Walk happened.
House Gods
Sustainable Buildings and Renegade Builders
In House Gods, Kristofic pursues the techniques of sustainable building and the philosophies of its practitioners.
