astonishment

Joshua Whitehead unravels the coded "I" to trace the formation of a colonized self and reclaim representations of Indigenous texts

she spent ten years in Indian boarding schools before graduating from the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in 1902

in the words of the Dakota people who lived it

Respecting this tradition

Songs, Blood Deep fiction astonishment"The poems are quiet and powerful, understated and deeply moving." Carter Revard. What flows deep from the heart songs of these poems is Gwen Westerman's proud and profound engagement with and transmission of closely held cultural values of the Dakota people. Originating from the prairies of the Great Plains, this is a collection that affirms a passion for family, community, and the environment. Westerman draws upon both English and the Dakota