in the words of the Dakota people who lived it

and essays combine with more conventional narrative techniques to create a multifaceted

Making the Carry traces the routes by which the couple came to live on Basswood Lake on the international border

one of the many indigenous languages in the Algonquian family

Songs, Blood Deep fiction in the words of the"The poems are quiet and powerful, understated and deeply moving." Carter Revard. What flows deep from the heart songs of these poems is Gwen Westerman's proud and profound engagement with and transmission of closely held cultural values of the Dakota people. Originating from the prairies of the Great Plains, this is a collection that affirms a passion for family, community, and the environment. Westerman draws upon both English and the Dakota