He replaces these story lines with functional educative stories of restoring Indigenous leadership

Shadow Tag is an eerily gripping read

and the unnecessary death of one of his best friends

an elderly foul-mouthed card shark who is one of the few among her community steeped in the traditions of her people and knowledgeable about their ancient enemies

This book explores how we can embark on a path of transformation on the way to respectful coexistence with those whose ancestral homeland this is

Spirit Car: Journey to a Dakota Past two-spirit He replaces these story linesOne day I realized that my entire back seat was filled with relatives who wondered why I wasn't paying more attention to their part of the family story Sooner or later they all come up to the front seat and whisper stories in my ear. Growing up in the 1950s in suburban Minneapolis, Diane Wilson had a family like everybody else. Her Swedish American father was a salesman at Sears and her mother drove her brothers to baseball practice and went to parent