a fifteen-year-old and his companions struggle for survival

drawing on his own experiences and insights as a member of the Osage Tribe

and ravishing world of myth

LaPier demonstrates that Blackfeet history is incomplete without an understanding of the Blackfeet people's relationship and mode of interaction with the "invisible reality" of the supernatural world

Crossing Bok Chitto: Choktaw Tale of Friendship & Freedom culture a fifteen-year-old and his companionsSeven slaves cross the big river to freedom, led by a Choctaw angel walking on water! When it was first published, "Crossing Bok Chitto" took readers by surprise. This moving and original story about the intersection of Native and African Americans received starred reviews and many awards, including being named an ALA Notable Children s Book and a Jane Addams Honor Book. Jeanne Rorex Bridges illustrations mesmerized readers "Publishers Weekly" noted