Kohkom's First Drum short stories as well as everygirl problems

as well as everygirl problems like first crushes

and their close identification with Indian scholarship makes their invisibility as pioneering founders of this specialized field all the more intriguing

Baptism by blood

Share in a raven's sense of wonder through this gorgeous picture book that brings Richard Wagamese's wisdom to young audiences

This heartwarming story by Marcie Rendon (Ojibwe)

Kohkom's First Drum short stories as well as everygirl problemsWhen Charlie's Kohkom asks him what the best part of his school day was, he knows right away: Indigenous drum circle! Kohkom tells him that not very long ago she was gifted her very first drum at a ceremony for children who never returned home from residential schools. But Charlie doesn't understand. How could she only have gotten her first drum so recently? Kohkom explains that she was taken from her family when she was very little because of