An accumulation of memoirs of living with the Navajo Indians with a first-hand view into these unique people and their culture. The reservation was very isolated with primitive living conditions; in reality, still a frontier. Dorothy Cumming was born in Waukegan, Ilinois, and graduated from the University of Arizona with a degree in Anthropology. She married a rancher from a pioneer Arizona family and they have two sons. They joined the U.S. Indian Service in 1950 at Chinle, Arizona, and spent 30 years in Indian service. Dorothy is a past member of Western Writers of America - National League of American Pen Women. She taught classes at Yavapai College in Prescott, Arizona, and she loves to read, ride horses, and write stories.