Owl in the cedar tree

By Natachee Scott Momaday

Book Overview

Haske, a Navaho boy, is torn between the past of his people's rich, self-sustaining culture and a present that opens up new possibilities. His parents propel him in one direction, his grandfather in... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B00072PT52
• ISBN13: 9780873581431
• Release Date: January 1975
• Publisher: Northland Press
• Length: 116 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.

Customer Reviews

The Owl and the Cedar Tree

The main characters are members of a Navaho family, or more distant kin. They are Haske, Desba, Riding Woman, Nightsinger and Old Grandfather.The family lives in a hogan. They live in a traditional way on the Navaho reservation. They have two and dogs, and two horses, but in the beginning, Haske, the boy doesn't have his own horse.Old Grandfather died, and the family was sad. Haske got a hundred dollars as a prize for making a picture. He bought a horse named Night Wind, a beautiful and fast horse.The title refers to the owl, which is a traditional messenger of good or bad news. The owl is not a pet....