The powwow was great

Each poem showcases

and an elegy on how difficult it is to love someone while dragging the long shadows of shame

Award-winning author Richard Van Camp wrote this book to express his gratitude for all that surrounds him and his family

By reexamining major episodes

On the Turtle's Back: Stories the Lenape Told Their Grandchildren california The powwow was greatThe Lenape tribe, also known as the Delaware Nation, lived for centuries on the land that English colonists later called New Jersey. But once America gained its independence, they were forced to move further west: to Indiana, then Missouri, and finally to the territory that became Oklahoma. These reluctant migrants were not able to carry much from their ancestral homeland, but they managed to preserve the stories that had been passed down for