and his own experience as an accomplished sleight-of-hand of magician to reveal the subtle dependence of human cognition on the natural environment

the majority of Minnesotans have not acknowledged the immense and ongoing harms suffered by the Dakota People ever since their homelands were invaded over 200 years ago

Gordon Henry

commitment

elemental tradition of storytelling that is in her blood

The Seed Keeper middle grade and his own experience asA haunting novel spanning several generations, The Seed Keeper follows a Dakota family's struggle to preserve their way of life, and their sacrifices to protect what matters most. Rosalie Iron Wing has grown up in the woods with her father, Ray, a former science teacher who tells her stories of plants, of the stars, of the origins of the Dakota people. Until, one morning, Ray doesn't return from checking his traps. Told she has no family, Rosalie is