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Ranging in tone from humorous to defiant to triumphant

She worked as a journalist before enrolling in graduate school

purposefully erased history and Native politics

especially those interested in Native customs and art

Shell Shaker language games Ontario—flow down into Chippewas ofThe action in this debut novel alternates between 1738, as a Choctaw family prepares for war against the English, and the 1990s, as their Oklahoma descendants, the Billys, fight a Mafia takeover of the tribe's casino. In trouble with the law and in the fight of their lives, the Billy women must find a way, as their ancestors did, to join forces against a devious foe. Humor, toughness, and resourcefulness are the Billys' only weapons. Until the Shell