Blue Dawn, Red Earth

Clifford E. Trafzer is director of Native American Studies and the Costo Native American Research Center at the University of California, Riverside, where he is also professor of history and ethnic studies. He is the author and editor of nineteen books on the history, lives and experiences of Native American peoples, including Earth Song, Sky Spirit. Trafzer is vice-chair of the California Native American Heritage Commission, an agency that protects sacred sites and American Indian burial grounds. He live in Yucaipa, California.