Waterlily Cherokee This historic and personal work

This historic and personal work tells the Native American side

knowledge is shared and culture is practiced

male and female

capture the beauty of humans and nature existing as one

Waterlily Cherokee This historic and personal workWhen Blue Bird and her grandmother leave their family's camp to gather beans for the long, threatening winter, they inadvertently avoid the horrible fate that befalls the rest of the family. Luckily, the two women are adopted by a nearby Dakota community and are eventually integrated into their kinship circles. Ella Cara Deloria's tale follows Blue Bird and her daughter, Waterlily, through the intricate kinship practices that created unity among her