Yáamay: An Anthology of Feminine Perspectives Across Indigenous California Cahuilla vibrantly illustrated by Pura Belpre

vibrantly illustrated by Pura Belpre Award winner and Caldecott Honoree Juana Martinez-Neal

stories are vessels of knowledge

Shirley Jackson meets Friday the 13th in My Heart Is a Chainsaw

indigenous studies

The book is a searing indictment of the callousness and prejudice toward Native Americans that allowed the murderers to occur for so long

Yáamay: An Anthology of Feminine Perspectives Across Indigenous California Cahuilla vibrantly illustrated by Pura BelpreYamay: An Anthology of Feminine Perspectives Across Indigenous California is a collection of Indigenous poetry, artwork, and essays specific to what is now known as Southern California. The lead authors separated these pieces into the four natural parts of our story: Twla (Root), Kp (Sleep, Dormant), Wlnish (Cultivate), and $'a (Bloom), with each section exploring the eras of pre contact, post contact, present, and future. Collectively, these pieces