but as Sequoyah's feelings toward Rosemary deepen

Foreword by Joy Harjo

most have never been shown to the people in the communities they represent

This thoughtful

Smith doesn't entirely square his view of Indians as "just plain folks" with his advancing of a unique Indian cultural perspective

The Raccoon and the Bee Tree Oji-Cree but as Sequoyah's feelings towardA tale of tempting honey and the dangers of rowdy behavior this is a story as timeless as it is sweet. With lively illustrations by Susan Turnbull, the book is ideal for the beginning reader (or the read to). Originally included in a 1909 book of Dakota tales, Wigwam Evenings, by Charles Eastman and Elaine Goodale Eastman, the story is reborn a hundred years later.