Native American Night Before Christmas Haida and unmistakably urgent addition to

and unmistakably urgent addition to the continually burgeoning canon of Native poetry

"This book is not like any other out there

Although the traditional Sioux nation was in its last days when Luther Standing Bear was born in the 1860s

and culture faced by Ojibwe people of Child’s grandparents’ generation—a generation raised with traditional lifeways in that remote area

These haunting documents present a history that has long been unrecognized in this country

Native American Night Before Christmas Haida and unmistakably urgent addition toAn innovative retelling of the classic Christmas tale, this full color book takes a whimsical look at what Christmas Eve might be like for a Native American family when Old Red Shirt (the Native American Santa Claus) comes a calling with his team of flying white buffalo to deliver fry bread, commodities and other goodies. Renowned Cherokee artist Jesse Hummingbird's inspired illustrations transform the author's playful adaptation into a fresh and