the Dakota and Winnebago peoples were forcefully removed to South Dakota

Distorted Descent brings to light to how these claims to an “Indigenous” identity are then used politically to oppose actual

challenging poems seem especially important

a deep spiritual life

and the states since the founding of this country

Keewaydinoquay: Stories from My Youth film the Dakota and Winnebago peoplesIn the captivating art of the oral tradition told in the author's own voice, Keewaydinoquay: Stories from My Youth brings to life the childhood years of a Michigan woman of both Native American and white. Presented here with the clarity and charm of a master storyteller, the words of Keewaydinoquay contain layers of understanding, conveyed by both what is said and how it is said. The values of the worldview that she shares with us are ones that