Cherokee Civil Warrior: Chief John Ross and the Struggle for Tribal Sovereignty Odawa and delightful stories within stories—"There

and delightful stories within stories—"There was this guy on the rez with a huge appetite who could sit down and eat an entire deer

a way for all people to understand the birth of Christ from an Aboriginal worldview

but the collection also explores the possibility of finding spiritual healing in the face of historical and contemporary traumas

In an earlier book

David Bouchard is of Métis descent

Cherokee Civil Warrior: Chief John Ross and the Struggle for Tribal Sovereignty Odawa and delightful stories within stories—"ThereFor the Cherokee Nation, the Civil War was more than a contest between the Union and the Confederacy. It was yet another battle in the larger struggle against multiple white governments for land and tribal sovereignty. Cherokee Civil Warrior tells the story of Chief John Ross as he led the tribe in this struggle. The son of a Scottish father and mixed blood Indian mother, John Ross served the Cherokee Nation in a public capacity for nearly fifty