The horses were small

spell conjuring

and eating with abandon

Gilley gives detailed accounts of the ways in which these men modify gay and Native identity as a means of dealing with their alienation from tribal communities and families

wretched years

Returning Home: Diné Creative Works from the Intermountain Indian School children The horses were smallReturning Home features and contextualizes the creative works of Din (Navajo) boarding school students at the Intermountain Indian School, which was the largest federal Indian boarding school between 1950 and 1984. Din student art and poetry reveal ways that boarding school students sustained and contributed to Indigenous cultures and communities despite assimilationist agendas and pressures. This book works to recover the lived experiences of Native