Waterlily Kiowa When she realizes she is

When she realizes she is lost

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but where indigenous peoples have agency to transform life on their own lands and on their own terms

the rise of the American Indian Movement in the 1960s

Ningewance won the Order of Canada in 2023 for her language reclamation work

Waterlily Kiowa When she realizes she isWhen Blue Bird and her grandmother leave their family's camp to gather beans for the long, threatening winter, they inadvertently avoid the horrible fate that befalls the rest of the family. Luckily, the two women are adopted by a nearby Dakota community and are eventually integrated into their kinship circles. Ella Cara Deloria's tale follows Blue Bird and her daughter, Waterlily, through the intricate kinship practices that created unity among her