Waterlily Cherokee and the Ziibiwing Center of

and the Ziibiwing Center of Anishinabe Culture and Lifeways in Michigan

Through a series of questions from the wolf

male and female

knowledge is shared and culture is practiced

capture the beauty of humans and nature existing as one

Waterlily Cherokee and the Ziibiwing Center ofWhen Blue Bird and her grandmother leave their family's camp to gather beans for the long, threatening winter, they inadvertently avoid the horrible fate that befalls the rest of the family. Luckily, the two women are adopted by a nearby Dakota community and are eventually integrated into their kinship circles. Ella Cara Deloria's tale follows Blue Bird and her daughter, Waterlily, through the intricate kinship practices that created unity among her