People of Darkness (1980)

A professional with an advanced degree in social work who is assigned, usually by a government or medical agency, to help people and families who struggle with challenging social or environmental problems. Such problems can include poverty, unemployment, illness, disability, substance abuse, or domestic violence. The social worker's job is to help people access and make the most of resources, services, and programs that might be available to them in order to improve their living conditions and promote the welfare of her or his clients as well as society at large.

The collected body of narratives that form the base for a world view, philosophy, and religion of a particular culture. Such narratives, or myths, tell stories that often mix supernatural or legendary beings and events with recorded historical ones to allegorically explain the origin, shared history, customs, and religious practices of a given group of people. These stories are passed on through the generations, providing a unifying cultural frame of reference, as well as a basis for social structures, spiritual beliefs, moral standards, and behavior models.

A sweater or shirt with a high, narrow collar that folds over itself and covers most of the neck.

A large room or hall in a public building where an audience gathers, usually for a public event of performance. In some schools the gymnasium can also function as an auditorium.

A word commonly meant to refer to either the photocopy of a document page or the act of making a photocopy. Xerox itself is a trademarked name of a brand of copying machines that became ubiquitous in office environments in the 1960s. Before it was a trademark, however, xerox was a neologism meant to refer to a new way of reproducing images using electrically charged colored particles: xerography. In Greek, "xero" means dry and "graphy" means writing.

A bitter red sauce that ranges in heat, or spiciness, from mild to scorching, derived from reconstituted dried and ground red chile pods. In New Mexico, chile is a primary cultural mainstay, both as an agricultural crop but also as a vernacular cuisine. Chiles can be harvested when they are green, or left to ripen on their stalks until they are red. These late-season red chiles are then dried and hung in ristras, or braided strings, of the drying pods. Once dried, red chile can be tossed whole into simmering soups and stews, such as posole, or ground and incorporated into a simple substance similar to gravy, but with a kick. Red chile the sauce, not the vegetable, can thus refer to a range of stews and preparations where the chile is the main flavor, meals that are often associated with large family gatherings, traditional meals associated with feasts and saints' days, and lots of tortillas.

Zuni is the name of both a people and a pueblo. The people's original name was A'shiwi, meaning "the flesh." The Zuni currently occupy Zuni Pueblo on the Zuni reservation in western New Mexico, a site that was formerly known as Halona, or "the Middle Place." Being one of the first pueblos contacted by Spanish explorers, the history between the Zuni and European colonists is long and fraught with violence, yet the Zuni have maintained many significant components of their way of life, including their language and their spiritual practices. The Zuni are known for their unique farming methods and skills, their silversmithing, and their traditional ceremonies, especially the winter solstice Shalako celebration.

A light-weight casual jacket, usually made of synthetic fabric, designed as an outer layer to protect the wearer from wind and light rain. Windbreakers are not substantial enough to provide warmth or to repel water in severe weather conditions.

The F-150 is an iconic Ford-built pickup truck that was introduced in 1948. A full-sized pickup with a carrying capacity of up to 150 tons, the F-150 became the work truck of choice, and necessity, after World War II as it was versatile and relatively affordable, and became a recognizable component of many American cultural landscapes.

The term usually refers to a car (or another vehicle) that is old, broken and damaged, sometimes to the point of being completely out of use and ready to go to the junk yard.