Baby's First Cherokee leadership and the ties that bind

and the ties that bind us not only to what has been

But the demons plaguing the reservation—both ancient and new—are strong

Barely surviving a horrific traffic accident

which are intense at first but gradually become less frequent as time goes on

” whispers the porous and questioning speaker of In the Hands of the River

Baby's First Cherokee leadership and the ties that bindA beautiful board book that introduces toddlers and young children to the Cherokee syllabary. The thirteen colorful illustrations draw children into the picture on every page. The object in each picture is named in Cherokee, along with the Cherokee pronunciation of the word, and the name of the object in English.