"White men call me Indian
 White men call me Papago
          but the wild animals
          call me Brother
          because they know me
          and love me.

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"These are our ways.
     We must not forget them.
     We must not change them.
     We must follow them.
     They are the footsteps
          of our Ancients."

"The footsteps of the Ancients" are made clear as a young Indian of the Southwest tells of his home, how his house is built, the community life, dancing and singing, the animals, seed time and harvest, men's work and women's work all through the changing moons.

Ann Nolan Clark's rhythmic prose gives a true and vivid picture of the desert as well as of its people. Many colored illustrations by the Indian artist Allan Houser add depth and beauty. 

From the dust jacket