In My Mother's House
In My Mother's House
Written by Anne Nolan Clark
Illustrated by Velino Herrera
New York, Viking, 1941
8.75" x 10.5"
Kerlan Collection, Children's Literature Research Collections
University of Minnesota Libraries
Ann Nolan Clark was an educator employed by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs. Her books for young readers, starting with this one from 1941, played a key role in the implementation of the federal government's new, more culturally respectful approach to the education of Native American children. Velino Herrera was a Native American artist from Zia Pueblo, New Mexico. Shown here is his stylized depiction of ritual Corn Dancers, life-giving rain, and a flourishing crop.
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