Telling of the pride and desperation of a people systematically stripped of their treaty rights

This book also provides plentiful Ojibwe-language idioms

and material culture studies

and many of these cradleboards—combining basketry and beadwork—represent some of the finest examples of North American Indian craftsmanship and decorative art

Joy Harjo has been praised for her "warm

Becoming Little Shell: A Landless Indian's Journey Home Haida Telling of the pride and"I'm in awe of Chris La Tray's storytelling. Becoming Little Shell creates a multilayered narrative from threads of personal, family, community, tribal, and national histories." Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of Braiding Sweetgrass "I'm committed to uncovering the culture of my people. I'm committed to learning as much of the language as I can. I've always loved this land, and I've always loved Indian people. The more I dig into it, the more I interact