The Painted Drum treaties battles between Canadian forces and

battles between Canadian forces and the Métis and their allies lead to defeat at Batoche

Margaret Noodin

The Anishinaubae (Chippewa/Ojibwe) language has a beauty in the spoken word

Having survived a profoundly dysfunctional upbringing only to find herself hospitalized and facing a dual diagnosis of post traumatic stress disorder and bipolar II disorder

the New York Times-bestselling The Blue Jay’s Dance brilliantly and poignantly examines the joys and frustrations

The Painted Drum treaties battles between Canadian forces andWhile 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