The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse

The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No HorseFor more than a half century, Father Damien Modeste has served his beloved people, the Ojibwe, on the remote reservation of Little No Horse. Now, nearing the end of his life, Father Damien dreads the discovery of his physical identity, for he is a woman who has lived as a man. To complicate his fears, his quiet life changes when a troubled colleague comes to the reservation to investigate the life of the perplexing, difficult, possibly false saint

as clever as it is wise" (Elizabeth Gilbert)

compulsory religious instruction and practice

and the taste of the wind all figure prominently in this intellectual tour de force that returns us to our senses and to the sensuous terrain that sustains us

All readers are invited to come along on this exploration of Diné oral traditions

resolutions

written with deep feeling and dark humor

“This would be an important

Bruce Duthu explains the landmark cases in Indian law of the past two centuries and demonstrates their common thread throughout history

It contains sentences of such poetry and power that you will be compelled to set the book down and walk away to recover from the tremors

and what we can bring ourselves to accept

but she knows her family is there to support her

"With compelling characters and images that linger long after the final page is turned