and their languages

green chile and turkey posole

Off the reserve and trying to find ways to live and love in the big city

Through the unique lens of "Indigenized environmental justice

Ranging in tone from humorous to defiant to triumphant

Muskrat and Skunk: A Lakota Drum Story Tohono O'odham and their languagesEnglish alongside Lakota translation by Agnes Gay. Perfect Reading for Ages Five and Up. Animals stop and listen. A new sound is in the forest. The beat vibrates through the trees and across the meadows. What is it? Where is it coming from? Muskrat and Skunk thump on a hollow log BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! Birds begin to dance. Buffalo and Antelope join in. There is a rustle in the bushes; a large shape emerges. The animals scatter. Muskrat and Skunk drum on.