The Painted Drum standing rock and life ways are the

and life ways are the key to living a good life and the key to a strong

and a keen eye for small town and reservation life

she achieved sobriety

angry and funny

suffer violent victimization by outsiders

The Painted Drum standing rock and life ways are theWhile appraising the estate of a New Hampshire family descended from a North Dakota Indian agent, Faye Travers is startled to discover a rare moose skin and cedar drum fashioned long ago by an Ojibwe artisan. And so begins an illuminating journey both backward and forward in time, following the strange passage of a powerful yet delicate instrument, and revealing the extraordinary lives it has touched and defined. Compelling and unforgettable, Louise