From the Roots Up (Surviving the City #2) poetry and a spectacle of sacred

and a spectacle of sacred tradition and pageantry

Tales of the People is a series of children's books celebrating Native American culture with illustrations and stories by Indian artists and writers

Carlisle provided a blueprint for the federal Indian school system that was established across the United States and served as a model for many residential schools in Canada

Their relationship with the supernatural provided the Blackfeet with stability and made predictable the seeming unpredictability of the natural world in which they lived

From the Roots Up (Surviving the City #2) poetry and a spectacle of sacredDez and Miikwan's stories continue in this sequel to Surviving the City. Dez's grandmother has passed away. Grieving, and with nowhere else to go, she's living in a group home. On top of everything else, Dez is navigating a new relationship and coming into her identity as a Two Spirit person. Miikwan is crushing on the school's new kid Riel, but doesn't really understand what Dez is going through. Will she learn how to be a supportive ally to her best