they were also transformed by the violence at Wounded Knee

sanskaras (Hindu) and aquiqa (Muslim)

as well as preparations for beverages from leaves and twigs of common plants

Out of the dark emptiness stalks a wildcat that waits until the height of the music to suddenly appear

her arthritic fingers patiently / threading beads / on the long thin needle

Corpse Whale standing rock they were also transformed byA self proclaimed "vessel in which stories are told from time immemorial," poet dg nanouk okpik seamlessly melds both traditional and contemporary narrative, setting her apart from her peers. The result is a collection of poems that are steeped in the perspective of an Inuit of the twenty first century a perspective that is fresh, vibrant, and rarely seen in contemporary poetics. Fearless in her craft, okpik brings an experimental, yet poignant,