and how doing the right thing isn't always easy but important in the end

Land Where the Waters Reflect the Clouds—and the people’s roots here remain strong

Cell Traffic presents new poems and uncollected prose poetry along with selected work from award-winning poet Heid Erdrich's three previous poetry collections

and each tribe incorporated special colors

Like the waters of St

Black Snake: Standing Rock, the Dakota Access Pipeline, and Environmental Justice Chickasaw and how doing the rightThe controversial Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) made headlines around the world in 2016. Supporters called the pipeline key to safely transporting American oil from the Bakken oil fields of the northern plains to markets nationwide, essential to both national security and prosperity. Native activists named it the "black snake," referring to an ancient prophecy about a terrible snake that would one day devour the earth. Activists rallied near the