Here Come the Aunties! Kootenai family relocation

family relocation

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

government's solution to the "Indian problem" at the end of the nineteenth century emphasized education and assimilation

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

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

Here Come the Aunties! Kootenai family relocationJoyful 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