especially those interested in Native customs and art

a tale of passion

Though established in a moment of crisis

and steering a crew of African-Anishinaabeg

This Wound is a World

The First Fire: A Cherokee Story memoir especially those interested in NativeThe First Fire, A Cherokee Story takes place in a time when animals could do many of the things that people do. The Creator gave the animals the world to live on, but they were without a source for heat at night. Great Thunder and his sons saw the plight of the animals so he sent lightning down to strike a tree. The tree burst into flames but the tree was on an island. Many animals tried to bring the fire over the water to the shore, but they were all