and in these poems

the cradle was vital to a Native infant's first months of life

of learning to see from a native perspective

But when the treaty bundle

Blending tribal beliefs and myths into a modern context

You Don't Have to Say You Love Me Lakota and in these poemsA searing, deeply moving memoir about family, love, loss, and forgiveness. Family relationships are never simple. But Sherman Alexie's bond with his mother Lillian was more complex than most. She plunged her family into chaos with a drinking habit, but shed her addiction when it was on the brink of costing her everything. She survived a violent past, but created an elaborate facade to hide the truth. She selflessly cared for strangers, but was often