Her ideas about what both races must do to participate fully in American life are as cogent now as when they were first written

as well as the nature and power of poetry as a way of life

Weaving the Dream initiates the reader into Pomo culture and demonstrates how a woman who worked most of her life in a cannery could become a great healer and an artist whose baskets were collected by the Smithsonian

Stories possess spiritual energy

and diagnosis

Too Much: My Great Big Native Family Nooksack Her ideas about what bothA little boy wants a chance to shine on his own but discovers that being apart from his large and lively Native family isnt necessarily better in this heartwarming and humorous picture book. When Russell gets a part in the school play, he lights up like a shining starand he cant wait to tell his big, boisterous Native family the exciting news. But catching their attention when they all get together feels impossible; no matter where they go, they seem