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Billy Lightfoot

by Richard B. Erno · 1969

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While studying about the modern world at the Indian school in the city, a fifteen-year-old Navajo boy never forgets the world of his people and uses his paintings to decide which world he will live in.

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Setting
American WestAmerican WestMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 144 pages

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