The Ways of My Grandmothers

The Ways of My GrandmothersA young Native American woman creates a hauntingly beautiful tribute to an age old way of life in this fascinating portrait of the women of the Blackfoot Indians. A captivating tapestry of personal and tribal history, legends and myths, and the wisdom passed down through generations of women, this extraordinary book is also a priceless record of the traditional skills and ways of an ancient culture that is vanishing all too fast. Including many rare

Looking for a little mischief after finding an old flare gun

family became transformed into the Washingtons by the pen of a federal Indian agent

Until the middle of the nineteenth century

and his mother is Lakota

and beautifully written

the electrifying proximity of the world of animals

profoundly humane story…Electric

Their stories make us laugh and teach us to be better people

and his morning prayers were the foundation for all the day's meals

A member of the Tlicho Dene First Nation

This book addresses the impact that the U

Teebs names this liminal space “Junk