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In a pickup-camper, Grandfather, a shaman, and his granddaughter, Hollow-Woman, the last descendants of the Pecos people, embark on a trip from New Mexico to Boston to retrieve the sacred bones of their ancestors. These remains had been stolen in 1915 from their ancestral home, the Pecos pueblo archaeological site, by academics intent on medical research. In his mind the old man has heard the bones crying, longing for home. So in order to convince the skeptical Hollow-Woman to love the bones as he does, he fashions a magical dream catcher to enable her to witness the past triumphs and suffering of her people. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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This novel is a fictional account of a true story and is spell-binding. Native Americans are known for their oral traditions and stories and this book follows in those footsteps. The main characters, Hollow-Woman and Governor are on a road trip to Washington DC and Boston in order to obtain the skeletons of their ancestors which were taken by an archeologist in early quarter of the 1900s. The last of the Peco Indians, the bones can only be returned to them for reburial back at their pueblo in New Mexico. While on the road trip, Hollow-Woman learns of her peoples' history, the importance of family, faith, and tradition.
Garcia has taken the oral tradition of natives and successfully turned it into a spellbinding and captivating story. A mix of history and the Peco tribes' tradition make this novel fascinating and sheds light on a part of American history that is often ignored due to its harshness. Garcia does not avoid the horrors of people against other people, she embraces it as part of the human story and isn't afraid to tell the true story and all its details. She is also tender and the importance of knowing who you are and where you came from seeps from each page. ( )