Title: Tall woman
First published: 2001
Description: "Translated from her own words, this story of a Navajo woman who lived for more than 102 years is a vivid account of traditional lifeways in a harsh and challenging environment.

Tall Woman was raised in a family of foragers and herders: "we never lived in one spot for any length of time; we just roamed about from place to place, and from time to time." Forbidden to go to school, she learned traditional skills and knowledge from her elders, growing up to be a well-known weaver and an expert on the uses of traditional plants as food and medicine. She was also in demand as a midwife.

Despite her reputation and that of her husband, Frank Mitchell, a well-known political leader, judge, and Blessingway singer, Tall Woman lived the unassuming life of a traditional Navajo woman, focusing on the hogan, her twelve children, the sheep and goats, and the farm."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Social life and customs, Navajo women, Navajo Indians, History, Biography, Indian women, north america, Indians of north america, biography, Indians of north america, southwest, new, Indians of north america, history, Indians of north america, social life and customs
People: Rose Mitchell (ca. 1874-1977)
LC classification: E99.N3 M66 2001