” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Greg Sarris weaves together stories from Mabel McKay's life with an account of how he tried

and juvenile justice and its efforts to achieve self-determination over urban Indian institutions

the renewal of life--in myth and in art

and others

Eastern Cherokee Stories: A Living Oral Tradition and Its Cultural Continuance Brothertown ” — Kirkus Reviews (starred"Throughout our Cherokee history," writes Joyce Dugan, former principal chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, "our ancient stories have been the essence of who we are." These traditional stories embody the Cherokee concepts of Gadugi, working together for the good of all, and Duyvkta, walking the right path, and teach listeners how to understand and live in the world with reverence for all living things. In Eastern Cherokee Stories, Sandra