Keewaydinoquay: Stories from My Youth

Keewaydinoquay: Stories from My YouthIn the captivating art of the oral tradition told in the author's own voice, Keewaydinoquay: Stories from My Youth brings to life the childhood years of a Michigan woman of both Native American and white. Presented here with the clarity and charm of a master storyteller, the words of Keewaydinoquay contain layers of understanding, conveyed by both what is said and how it is said. The values of the worldview that she shares with us are ones that

"It takes all of us seeing

In the most comprehensive atlas of Native American history and culture available

she witnessed seismic changes

Each story focuses on a particular bird

and Lakota cooks to return to

who span a vast geographic region from the Great Lakes to the Plains and beyond

” she writes

and valuing

Although some of our most beloved elders and teachers left us in recent years

the bodies of indigenous

In this work of both intellectual and activist history

Many Dakota people consider the area to be their sacred place of origin as well as a site of genocide