An edition of Thunder Rides a Black Horse (1994)
Thunder Rides a Black Horse
Mescalero Apaches and the Mythic Present
By Claire R. Farrer
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Publish Date
February 1996
Publisher
Waveland Press
Language
eng
Pages
124
Description:
Details the four-day Apache "changing woman" ceremony by which pubescent Apache girls are formally recognized as adults. Includes a look at the author's relationship with an extended Mescalero family and some observations on Mescalero culture and life.
subjects: Mescalero Indians, Religion, Rites and ceremonies, Apache, Apaches, Mescolero, Changing Woman, mythic present, Fiction, general
Places: Ruidoso, New Mexico