Chapter 1 Sent Away

For the essay, think about: How hard it was for the Navajo to live by someone else's rules and how you'd feel if you were them. Think about losing parts of who you are, like your culture, and having to follow new rules.

Where is the main character going?

• A school far away

• Where Navajo people live

• A place where soldiers are

• Where his family comes from

What was the long walk?

• A special journey

• Navajo people had to move far away

• A mission for looking around

• A walk Navajo people do for tradition

Who tells the story?

• Kii Yazhi

• An old Navajo person

• A soldier

• The person who wrote the book

What is a Hogan?

• A house where Navajo people live

• Clothes Navajo people wear

• A dance Navajo people do

• A tool for farming

What does his name mean?

• Fights a lot

• Little Boy

• Travels far

• Fighter

Why did Americans and Navajo people fight a long time ago?

• They fought over land

• They didn't understand each other

• They wanted the same things

• All these reasons