Saanii Dahataal: Poems and Stories medicine Spawn is a braided collection

Spawn is a braided collection of brief

for nearly a year—ever since that terrible night they'd had their first serious argument hours before he mysteriously vanished

Many people learn about Indigenous politics only through the most controversial and confrontational news: the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s efforts to block the Dakota Access Pipeline

spirited girl into a “proper” young lady

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Saanii Dahataal: Poems and Stories medicine Spawn is a braided collectionIn this cycle of poetry and stories, Navajo writer Luci Tapahonso shares memories of her home in Shiprock, New Mexico, and of the places and people there. Through these celebrations of birth, partings, and reunions, this gifted writer displays both her love of the Navajo world and her resonant use of language. Blending memoir and fiction in the storytelling style common to many Indian traditions, Tapahonso's writing shows that life and death are