Shawnee history informs the collection

For centuries indigenous communities of North America have used carriers to keep their babies safe

who took on the bullies taunting her “mixed-blood” brothers and sisters

This edition of The Ojibwe Dance Drum

cultural and spiritual

Words Like Thunder: New and Used Anishinaabe Prayers Mi'kmaq Shawnee history informs the collectionWords like Thunder: New and Used Anishinaabe Prayers is a collection of poetry by award winning Ojibwe author Lois Beardslee. Much of the book centers around Native people of the Great Lakes but has a universal relevance to modern indigenous people worldwide. Beardslee tackles contemporary topics like climate change and socioeconomic equality with a grace and readability that empowers readers and celebrates the strengths of today's indigenous peoples.