As Long as Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice, from Colonization to Standing Rock storytelling Follow the Blackbirds speaks to

Follow the Blackbirds speaks to the affection and appreciation a contemporary poet feels for her family

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A powerful and visually stunning anthology from some of the most groundbreaking Native artists working in North America today

this tale teaches both respect for fire and awareness of its significance

and a singing rain beyond the window

As Long as Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice, from Colonization to Standing Rock storytelling Follow the Blackbirds speaks toThe story of Native peoples' resistance to environmental injustice and land incursions, and a call for environmentalists to learn from the Indigenous community's rich history of activism. Through the unique lens of "Indigenized environmental justice," Indigenous researcher and activist Dina Gilio Whitaker explores the fraught history of treaty violations, struggles for food and water security, and protection of sacred sites, while highlighting the