and forms of poetic response and refusal

Greg Sarris weaves together stories from Mabel McKay's life with an account of how he tried

and juvenile justice and its efforts to achieve self-determination over urban Indian institutions

deeply felt account of a complicated relationship

Many photographs are included

Eastern Cherokee Stories: A Living Oral Tradition and Its Cultural Continuance Brothertown and forms of poetic response"Throughout our Cherokee history," writes Joyce Dugan, former principal chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, "our ancient stories have been the essence of who we are." These traditional stories embody the Cherokee concepts of Gadugi, working together for the good of all, and Duyvkta, walking the right path, and teach listeners how to understand and live in the world with reverence for all living things. In Eastern Cherokee Stories, Sandra