Distant Water indigenous crafts Based on decades of research

Based on decades of research as well as interviews with curators

Grand Marais recalls a time in northern Minnesota when men of the American Fur Company and the Anishinaabeg navigated the shifting course of progress

Amik tells of his many adventures and those of others he knew

With precise and intricate poetry

In this anthology of twenty-three charming and original stories

Distant Water indigenous crafts Based on decades of researchAn exquisite debut poetry collection exploring the way Nez Perce language embodies the inseparable connection of land, sound, and spirit. Drawing its title from the Nez Perce word for ocean, distant water explores the mysterious process through which language is conveyed from one body to another, moving through waters, kin, memory, and breath. In this meditative, expansive collection, Beth Piatote reveals language as a shared vibration, a life force