Shell Shaker

Shell ShakerThe action in this debut novel alternates between 1738, as a Choctaw family prepares for war against the English, and the 1990s, as their Oklahoma descendants, the Billys, fight a Mafia takeover of the tribe's casino. In trouble with the law and in the fight of their lives, the Billy women must find a way, as their ancestors did, to join forces against a devious foe. Humor, toughness, and resourcefulness are the Billys' only weapons. Until the Shell

and a bonus chapter from the acclaimed follow-up

and to all the elders and speakers of the Ojibwe language

We have barely a decade to turn back the tide of climate disaster

shape-changing possibilities of Native stories

" —Terese Marie Mailhot

Many photographs are included

Lumbee people themselves have constructed their identity in layers that tie together kin and place

to contemporary healer Kenneth Coosewoon

the first person to make a new baby laugh hosts the child's First Laugh Ceremony

a history he has never known

Miikwan is crushing on the school's new kid Riel

the glowing light and excited mice seem to vibrate with action