When We Were Alone cities and Mandan gardeners and harvesters

and Mandan gardeners and harvesters

deforestation

When Irene America discovers that her husband

Based on Louise Erdrich’s own family history

where they forged one of the winningest teams in American football history

When We Were Alone cities and Mandan gardeners and harvestersWhen a young girl helps tend to her grandmothers garden, she begins to notice things that make her curious. Why does her grandmother have long, braided hair and beautifully colored clothing? Why does she speak another language and spend so much time with her family? As she asks her grandmother about these things, she is told about life in a residential school a long time ago, where all of these things were taken away. When We Were Alone is a story