Here Come the Aunties! Kootenai the story of the Oglala

the story of the Oglala Lakota visionary and healer Nicholas Black Elk (1863–1950) and his people during momentous twilight years of the nineteenth century

and futurity of Native American creative and intellectual production

provide both the transcription and the first published translation of fifty of these letters

She is best known for her extraordinary book Our Democracy and the American Indian (1920) and as a founding member of the Society of American Indians

food studies

Here Come the Aunties! Kootenai the story of the OglalaJoyful and warmhearted, this delightful book honors the blessings of every auntie in a child's life., by distinguished author Cynthia Leitich Smith (Muscogee) and illustrator Aphelandra (Oneida). "Hesci! Here come the aunties!" Aunts by kinship as well as family friends, neighbors, and community members all step up to fill the important role of "auntie." They are there for life's joys, sorrows, and celebrations, bringing their own special love. A