Tala Learns to Siva plants and "lost" or underappreciated texts

and "lost" or underappreciated texts

and the concept of feminine individuality

Miron is careful to consider her own positionality and reflects on what it means for non-Native researchers and institutions to build reciprocal relationships with Indigenous nations in the context of academia and public history

or Indigenous ingenuity

where we let go of colonial narratives and see with fresh eyes

Tala Learns to Siva plants and "lost" or underappreciated textsA lovingly empowering story about finding courage and strength in your family, history, and community through a traditional and cherished Samoan dance, taualuga. Written by debut author, Kealani Netane, and illustrated by New York Times bestselling illustrator, Dung Ho. Tala wishes that she could dance the traditional Samoan dance, the taualuga, just like her Aunty Sina. But Tala's legs are too bouncy, her arms are too stiff, and she doesn't have