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“The old woman said I was “really lucky” the lion came to me. He was my spirit guide, she said. He came to give me his courage, strength, and intense focus because I would need those for what lay ahead. She said I would face many obstacles, some big and life-threatening—and, if I lived through them, I would have “a strong heart and powerful medicine to give to the people.”
― Erica M. Elliott, Medicine and Miracles in the High Desert: My Life Among the Navajo People

“There were women who would keep house for priests after their husbands died.”
― Patricia Lockwood, Priestdaddy: A Memoir

“The culture was earth-based with a strong relationship with nature. Animals were seen as kin and embodied special powers. They brought messages for the people they encountered.”
― Erica M. Elliott, Medicine and Miracles in the High Desert: My Life Among the Navajo People

“We both were lost souls looking for an anchor.”
― Erica M. Elliott, Medicine and Miracles in the High Desert: My Life Among the Navajo People