Ancient Light writing The Blackfeet did not believe

The Blackfeet did not believe they had to adapt to nature

But for Wagamese

800-mile journey made by Chief Joseph and eight hundred Nez Perce men

Teresa Peterson shares how she found refuge from the struggle to reconcile her Christianity and Dakota spirituality

Banned for 67 years by the Canadian government

Ancient Light writing The Blackfeet did not believeElegiac and powerful, Ancient Light uses lyric, narrative, and concrete poems to give voice to some of the most pressing ecological and social issues of our time. With vision and resilience, Kimberly Blaesers poetry layers together past, present, and futures. Against a backdrop of pandemic loss and injustice, MMIW (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women), hidden graves at Native American boarding schools, and destructive environmental practices,