Yáamay: An Anthology of Feminine Perspectives Across Indigenous California

Yáamay: An Anthology of Feminine Perspectives Across Indigenous CaliforniaYamay: An Anthology of Feminine Perspectives Across Indigenous California is a collection of Indigenous poetry, artwork, and essays specific to what is now known as Southern California. The lead authors separated these pieces into the four natural parts of our story: Twla (Root), Kp (Sleep, Dormant), Wlnish (Cultivate), and $'a (Bloom), with each section exploring the eras of pre contact, post contact, present, and future. Collectively, these pieces

it begins in the home

"--Resmaa Menakem

she became a music teacher

and resolved to learn what she needs to help her dragon

to remain neutral in a war they did not support—a position that became untenable when the United States withdrew its forces from Indian Territory

Byrd argues that contemporary U

Poet Laureate

Mashkiigowok/Cree

Dual-language edition in Nishnaabemwin (Ojibwe) Nbisiing dialect and English

Each contributor

memory and identity

for cultivating and gathering