Lakota names for the stars and constellations as they appeared on the Great Plains

In this bold new book

Walking Together is grounded in this

From the author of Indian Horse and Embers

the lives of these four individuals are doubly compromised by Canada's colonial education system and resource extraction industries

Firefly Season middle grade Lakota names for the starsWritten by the award winning, bestselling author of Jingle Dancer, Cynthia Leitich Smith (Muscogee), and filled with tender illustrations by Kate Gardiner (Nipmuck), this unforgettable, warmhearted picture book is for family and the friends who become family. Piper feels grateful for visits with her relatives, especially for the time spent with her cousins in Cherokee Nation and Muscogee Nation during summer vacations, fishing on misty mornings and