language renewal

Erdrich and Laura Tohe have gathered stories from across the nation that celebrate

First published in French in 2006

As it moves from one language to another the core meaning remains the same

The Girl Who Sang to the Buffalo: A Child, an Elder, and the Light from an Ancient Sky two-spirit language renewalA haunting dream that will not relent pulls author Kent Nerburn back into the hidden world of Native America, where dreams have meaning, animals are teachers, and the "old ones" still have powers beyond our understanding. In this moving narrative, we travel through the lands of the Lakota and the Ojibwe, where we encounter a strange little girl with an unnerving connection to the past, a forgotten asylum that history has tried to hide, and the