A Two-Spirit Journey: The Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree Elder

A Two-Spirit Journey: The Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree ElderA Two Spirit Journey is Ma Nee Chacaby's extraordinary account of her life as an Ojibwa Cree lesbian. From her early, often harrowing memories of life and abuse in a remote Ojibwa community riven by poverty and alcoholism, Chacaby s story is one of enduring and ultimately overcoming the social, economic, and health legacies of colonialism. As a child, Chacaby learned spiritual and cultural traditions from her Cree grandmother and trapping, hunting,

men and women are pushed to the brink of their endurance—yet their pride and humor prohibit surrender

Red Corn focuses on the character of the Osage people

And it is an offering to the earth

and we must continue to honor these obligations and allow our Native citizens to improve their lives

then remakes it

Or so they think until a mysterious man who smells like pine needles enters their lives and teaches them his story of the raven

which highlights the fulfillment of intergenerational relationships and shared passions

Alfonso Ortiz

Plants Have So Much to Give Us

the book is in dual language—English and Anishinaabemowin

It is warm and delicious

who is ripped from her tribe