Calling for a Blanket Dance

Calling for a Blanket Dance"STUNNING." Susan Power, author of The Grass Dancer A moving and deeply engaging debut novel about a young Native American man finding strength in his familial identity, from a stellar new voice in fiction. Oscar Hokeah's electric debut takes us into the life of Ever Geimausaddle, whose family part Mexican, part Native American is determined to hold onto their community despite obstacles everywhere they turn. Ever's father is injured at the hands of

And Margaret is an outsider: she has forgotten the language and stories of her people

sprawling look at who we are as Indigenous people in these United States

and a critical and decolonizing discussion of the development of archaeology in the Americas

finding solace in her garden even as the farm is threatened first by drought and then by a predatory chemical company

It also needs to be heard from a woman’s voice

"—Naomi Klein

reading this book is as uplifting as watching the play of wings across a summer sky

He tells of the key events of his own life: his childhood in a government boarding school

profound changes occurred in the boarding school experiences as families turned to these institutions for relief during the Depression

who for decades has been leading efforts to preserve the rich linguistic heritage of the world

northern Minnesota and Wisconsin

reflects an understanding that decolonizing actions must begin in the mind