Their Land, Their Love The Return Home

The Return Home is the fourth and final volume in the series by Evangeline Parsons-Yazzie. The story begins in Ft. Sumner New Mexico in the spring of 1868 . On the parade grounds Naabeho Peace Leaders negotiate the Treaty of 1868 with their captors. In June they begin the return home, a journey of hope and resilience for Ninabaa, her husband Hashke Yil Naabaah, their children and grandchildren. This passionate ending to the epic story weaves together the oral histories of the Black Mesa, Arizona community with the history of the signing of the Treaty of 1868.