Leon and Ken found Teofilo dead in the sheep camp. They didn't tell Father Paul Teofilo is dead right away as they want to bury him in their own way.
They weren't Christian. They were Native Americans who wanted to have a traditional burial without the intervention of the Roman Catholic Church.
Written by Leslie Marmon Silko, “The Man to Send Rain Clouds” is set on an Indian reservation in the American Southwest, with its wide mesas (plateaus) and arroyos (ravines).
The story established Silko as a brilliant new Native American writer. The story brought her wide recognition as well as a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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