but even as Da' investigates these signifiers of measurement

Drawing on a wide array of historical sources

original maps

Follow along as Ria shares her dance journey--from dreaming of her future to performing as a professional--accompanied by striking illustrations that depict it while bringing her graceful movements to life

she realizes that maybe she's not as far from home as she thought

The Painted Drum - Large Print Tongva but even as Da' investigatesThis is the large print edition. While appraising the estate of a New Hampshire family descended from a North Dakota Indian agent, Faye Travers is startled to discover a rare moose skin and cedar drum fashioned long ago by an Ojibwe artisan. And so begins an illuminating journey both backward and forward in time, following the strange passage of a powerful yet delicate instrument, and revealing the extraordinary lives it has touched and defined.