The story of a girlhood lived in the glow of a woodstove from one of the country's most distinguished and beloved authors

Characteristic Native American humor is not in short supply

Dorothy Dora Whipple has seen a lot of history

Whether looking back to a troubled past or welcoming a hopeful future

Foreword by Louise Erdrich

Blackfoot Stories of Old governance The story of a girlhoodThe third volume in the First Nations Language Readers seriesmeant for language learners and language usersthis collection presents eight Blackfoot stories told by Lena Russell Ikkinnihki 'Gentle Singer, ' a fluent speaker of Blackfoot from the Kainai (Blood) reserve in southern Alberta. In contrast with other Algonquian languages, such as Cree and Saulteaux (Ojibwe), Blackfoot is not usually written in syllabics, so these stories are presented in the