and systematic circumstances leading up to it makes no sense

the Osage began to be killed off

hide the riotous complexity of the modern Indian experience

Told in eloquent layers that blend Native stories and metaphor with social and spiritual journeys

Jimmy McClean is a Lakota boy—though you wouldn’t guess it by his name: his father is part white and part Lakota

Takoza: Walks with the Blue Moon Girl Diné (Navajo) and systematic circumstances leading upAn endearing, lyrical illustrated childrens story about a young Dakota girl, walks with the blue moon girl, and her Zunzi (grandmother). The grandmother teaches her, Takoza (granddaughter), through story while making star quilts, and planting and caring for a garden. The story introduces young readers to Dakota ways and language.