Little Dandelion Seneca Vine Deloria

Vine Deloria

bringing water to Cody's family

Their insights

the first section of the work explores how settler colonizers used the printing press and boarding schools to displace Oceti Sakowin women as traditional culture keepers and culture bearers with the goal of internally and externally colonizing the Dakota

Illustrated by Angela Erdrich

Little Dandelion Seneca Vine DeloriaIn this charming illustrated Ojibwe story, a young dandelion learns about the stages of life with the support of his parents and grandmother. As the book concludes, "The dandelion gives its seeds to the wind to create a new fresh life. It has learned to let go, and doing so it continues to nurture the bees and give us healing medicines. We too must let go. You will open up to the new gifts life and spirit has to offer. You can share those gifts as the