Powwow story for children will dance into your heart
Review by Deborah Locke The young Ojibwe girl, Josie, wants more than anything to dance for the first time at the summer powwow. This sweet picture book, “Josie Dances,” explains the way Josie’s aunty, grandmother and mother create her powwow outfit while Josie practices the shawl dance. Persistence and belief pay off. That summer day, […]
‘I’ve never told anyone’: Stories of life in Indian boarding schools
By Dan Gunderson/MPR News Denise Lajimodiere’s interest in the Indian boarding school experience began with the stories of her parents. “Mama was made to kneel on a broomstick for not speaking English, locked in closets for not speaking English,” she said. “They would pee their pants and then the nuns would take them out [of the closet] and beat […]