descendants of the fifteen million Native people who once inhabited this land

The poems originate from the hope that our lives may be enriched by the expression of and reflection on the cultural strengths inherent to indigenous culture

and protect it

understands the weight of historical injustice better than anyone

In many ways the oral history differs from what has become the standard and widely accepted biography of Crazy Horse

Thanku: Poems of Gratitude cities descendants of the fifteen millionThis poetry anthology, edited by Miranda Paul, explores a wide range of ways to be grateful (from gratitude for a puppy to gratitude for family to gratitude for the sky) with poems by a diverse group of contributors, including Joseph Bruchac, Margarita Engle, Cynthia Leitich Smith, Naomi Shihab Nye, Charles Waters, and Jane Yolen.