Forever Cousins Blackfoot readers follow Siasi on a

readers follow Siasi on a nighttime adventure as she comes up with excuse after excuse for why she's not quite ready to go to bed

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and their parents from loneliness

historically have asserted a surrogate parentalism over Native children themselves

None of those recommendations were applied

Forever Cousins Blackfoot readers follow Siasi on aKara and Amanda are best friend cousins. Then Kara leaves the city to move back to the Rez. Will their friendship stay the same? Kara and Amanda hate not being together. Then it's time for the family reunion on the Rez. Each girl worries that the other hasn't missed her. But once they reconnect, they realize that they are still forever cousins. This story highlights the ongoing impact of the 1950s Indian Relocation Act on Native families, even today.