An epidemic is biological and blameless

For more than three decades

Based on southern Minnesota Ojibwe

The words of Russell Means

Ute Land Religion in the American West

The Forever Sky mental health An epidemic is biological and"Nooko's spirit is there in the stars," says Niigaanii to his younger brother, Bineshiinh, as they sprawl in a meadow, gazing skyward. "Uncle said when Nooko's spirit left this world it went there." Nooko was their grandmother, and they miss her. But Uncle helps them find comfort in the night sky, where all the stars have stories. Indeed, there are so many stars and so many stories that the boys spend night after night observing and sharing, making