Hummingbird / Aamo-Binashee

Hummingbird / Aamo-BinasheeRemember the hummingbird's teachings. Remember you are loved. Kokum warned us to watch out for one another. If we weren't careful, Windigo would eat us. But one night, alone in the darkness, I felt its breath on my neck. Windigo's lies crept into my heart, and I believed them. When we lose connection with others, we lose ourselves, and Windigo's darkness grows and spreads. In this deeply emotional and beautifully illustrated picture book, the

he teaches his granddaughter to listen—to hear both the sounds and the silences

and how all inhabitants on earth are connected

professional Indigenous dancer Ria Thundercloud tells the true story of her path to dance and how it helped her take pride in her Native American heritage

Then the Great Spirit

As Eustace powerfully contends

as well as those fascinated with the Old West

a knowledge/power domain where distinct work is produced

and swiping the occasional catalytic converter

A rendition of one of California’s oldest tales

And what gifts embedded within Indigenous world views speak to miyo-pimâtisiwin

The Scalpel and the Silver Bear joins those few rare works

A sweeping history—and counter-narrative—of Native American life from the Wounded Knee massacre to the present