Here Come the Aunties! Kootenai and it will haunt readers

and it will haunt readers long after they've turned the final page

the story of the Oglala Lakota visionary and healer Nicholas Black Elk (1863–1950) and his people during momentous twilight years of the nineteenth century

She is best known for her extraordinary book Our Democracy and the American Indian (1920) and as a founding member of the Society of American Indians

even today

and futurity of Native American creative and intellectual production

Here Come the Aunties! Kootenai and it will haunt readersJoyful and warmhearted, this delightful book honors the blessings of every auntie in a child's life., by distinguished author Cynthia Leitich Smith (Muscogee) and illustrator Aphelandra (Oneida). "Hesci! Here come the aunties!" Aunts by kinship as well as family friends, neighbors, and community members all step up to fill the important role of "auntie." They are there for life's joys, sorrows, and celebrations, bringing their own special love. A