Distant Water indigenous crafts Basil Johnston sets forth the

Basil Johnston sets forth the broad spectrum of his people’s life

Grand Marais recalls a time in northern Minnesota when men of the American Fur Company and the Anishinaabeg navigated the shifting course of progress

Amik tells of his many adventures and those of others he knew

award-winning author Brian Lee Young (Diné) bridges the generational divide between a Navajo teen at an elite prep school and his great-grandmother's experience at a federal boarding school for Indigenous students

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Distant Water indigenous crafts Basil Johnston sets forth theAn exquisite debut poetry collection exploring the way Nez Perce language embodies the inseparable connection of land, sound, and spirit. Drawing its title from the Nez Perce word for ocean, distant water explores the mysterious process through which language is conveyed from one body to another, moving through waters, kin, memory, and breath. In this meditative, expansive collection, Beth Piatote reveals language as a shared vibration, a life force