Stories Are the Heart of the World Cahuilla the kind that's hard to

the kind that's hard to forget

Eighteen-year-old Daunis Fontaine has never quite fit in

highlighting how Indigenous peoples assert agency and sovereignty in reconnecting with significant landscapes

Written in both Cherokee and English so readers can become acquainted with the Cherokee syllabary and language

In groundbreaking forms of her ancestors and for future generations

Stories Are the Heart of the World Cahuilla the kind that's hard toAward winning Indigenous author Laurel Goodluck weaves an intertribal celebration of traditions and stories that help Indigenous children and all children understand who they are as they enter and discover the world in this tender picture book. When we begin our lives, stories help us understand who we are. Drawing on tribal Nations' traditions including Mandan Hidatsa and Navajo Din, this lyrical picture book carries us through the milestones of a