Whiskey Tender: A Memoir Nooksack Cody Blackbird

Cody Blackbird

horse racing and fishing

epic marathons meant to renew cultural connections across North America

in so doing

Whiskey Tender: A Memoir Nooksack Cody BlackbirdFinalist for the National Book Award Deborah Jackson Taffa was raised to believe that some sacrifices were necessary to achieve a better life. Her grandparentscitizens of the Quechan Nation and Laguna Pueblo tribewere sent to Indian boarding schools run by white missionaries, while her parents were encouraged to take part in governmental job training off the reservation. Assimilation meant relocation, but as Taffa matured into adulthood, she began to