and critical pessimism to wonder and imagine how we can strive toward a new existence in a world that seems to be dissolving into desolate futures

From luminaries of the past

With a scholarly and pedagogical introductory chapter and a glossary of technical terms

three generations of the Mac Póilin family cluster together in a neighborhood of ''Irish houses'' that strive for bilingual fluency through community education and daily immersion

As Cedar goes back to her own biological beginnings

Bead Talk: Indigenous Knowledge and Aesthetics from the Flatlands medicine and critical pessimism to wonderSewing new understandings Indigenous beadwork has taken the art world by storm, but it is still sometimes misunderstood as static, anthropological artifact. Todays prairie artists defy this categorization, demonstrating how beads tell stories and reclaim cultural identity. Whether artists seek out and share techniques through YouTube videos or in person gatherings, beading fosters traditional methods of teaching and learning and enables