The Atonement of John N. Bitsilley - Paperback

by Cecelia G. Thomas (Author)

My hands closed the cedar casket lid for its final rest, forever sealing an image of a dead man into my memory. Old Navajo death belief dictates that a dead person must be buried within four days of his final breath on God's red earth, so that he may finish his journey into his next life. This is the fourth day for his cold body.