Elatsoe--Ellie for short--lives in an alternate contemporary America shaped by the ancestral magics and knowledge of its Indigenous and immigrant groups

The center of Lakota belief is the incomprehensible

Historian Jennifer McLerran details how federal officials developed programs such as the Southwest Range and Sheep Breeding Laboratory at Fort Wingate in New Mexico and the Navajo Arts and Crafts Guild

but she also gets to see some of the city and eat (too much) takeout

A Mother's Gift louise pick Elatsoe--Ellie for short--lives in anThrough the eyes of a young girl, this gentle story celebrates the love surrounding the arrival of a new baby. When her sister, Dancing Star, is born beneath dancing northern lights, she begins to learn what it means to be part of a growing family. Rooted in Anishinaabe teachings, this story honors the strength of mothers and the gifts passed from one generation to the next.