A young Navajo girl faces capture by Spanish slavers and the hardships of forced relocation during the Long Walk.
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A young Navajo girl faces capture by Spanish slavers and the hardships of forced relocation during the Long Walk.
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The Spanish Slavers were an ever-present threat to the Navaho way of life. One lovely spring day, fourteen-year-old Bright Morning and her friend Running Bird took their sheep to pasture. The sky was clear blue against the red buttes of the Canyon de Chelly, and the fields and orchards of the Navahos promised a rich harvest. Bright Morning was happy as she gazed across the beautiful valley that was the home of her tribe. She turned when Black Dog barked, and it was then that she saw the Spanish ...
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Sexual content
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Marriage and implied childbirth at story's end.
Violence & gore
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Capture by slavers and injury during relocation.
Profanity
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No profanity depicted.
Substance use
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No substance use depicted.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ representation.
Religious content
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Brief references to Navajo spiritual beliefs and gods.
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft.
Occult / demonology
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No occult content.
Political content
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Themes of Native displacement and cultural conflict.
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide.
Abuse & suffering
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Slavery, captivity, forced march, and systemic suffering.
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