| The merging of the American Indians and the white | | | | conjunction with the Los Angeles County Art Museum |
| race which incorporated their lands was not always a | | | | 1973 |
| simply process, indeed many lives were lost on both | | | | The Navajo Nation spanning from New Mexico, |
| sides until things settled down. Now American Culture | | | | Colorado, Utah, Arizona and down into parts of |
| has become rich with American Indian Culture. Their | | | | Nevada and California, is depicted in this book; their art, |
| customs, art, way of life and even their genes and | | | | homes, way of life and their ceremonial strengths. |
| DNA are now part of us all. | | | | Mary and Anthony explain the Navajo Blankets; what |
| Some folks just probably do not realize the treasure | | | | they mean, who made them and how they were |
| trove of culture that the American Indians have shared | | | | made; with examples of design and definitions |
| with us or how much this great culture has become | | | | throughout the work. |
| part of who we are. Perhaps rather than telling you | | | | Each design describes something different and it is as |
| this, maybe I can show you. How so you ask? How | | | | much an art, as a recorded history of family lines, |
| about through a book, a book which I highly | | | | position in society and regional habitats. Just like quilting |
| recommend and one which will make my point for me | | | | has deep meaning and tells a story, so too does the |
| and bring this to your undivided attention: | | | | Navajo Blanket. If you are in search of deep and rich |
| "The Navajo Blanket" by Mary Hunt Kahlenberg and | | | | meaning of the early US multicultural experience, you |
| Anthony Berlant. Published by Praeger Publishers, Inc. in | | | | need this book. |