presented here on the 175th anniversary of its first publication

"In "Wisdom Sits in Places" Keith Basso lifts a veil on the most elemental poetry of human experience

In this extraordinary biography

this place

and Ojibwe) communities are reclaiming their sovereignty and crafting vibrant futures

From the Ashes: My Story of Being Indigenous, Homeless, and Finding My Way Ho-Chunk presented here on the 175thAbandoned by his parents as a toddler, Jesse Thistle and his two brothers were cut off from all they knew when they were placed in the foster care system. Eventually placed with their paternal grandparents, the children often clashed with their tough love attitude. Worse, the ghost of Jesse's drug addicted father seemed to haunt the memories of every member of the family. Soon, Jesse succumbed to a self destructive cycle of drug and alcohol addiction