When Europeans first arrived on this continent, Algonquian languages were spoken from the northeastern seaboard through the Great Lakes region, across much of Canada, and even in scattered communities of the American West. The rich and varied oral tradition... [More...]

'A brilliant display of the amazing range and depth of Native American poetic traditions and a stunning revelation that poetry really is a ubiquitous art—A triumphant work.'—Paul G. Zolbrod, North Dakota Review

Walk with this book to find some of the unexpected places where poetry can flourish. Discover poetry growing "where it can", in the infinite and in the microscopic: in the "star-gazing, star-thinking star-dreaming ... Milky Way", and "in minute invisible... [More...]

With "Wearing the Morning Star," Brian Swann presents a collection of more than one hundred Native American songs that celebrate the rich and vibrant oral traditions of the Indigenous peoples of North America. These are songs of the earth and the sky, songs... [More...]

Storytelling and singing continue to be a vital part of community life for Native peoples today. "Voices from Four Directions gathers stories and songs from thirty-one Native groups in North America—including the Inupiaqs in the frigid North, the... [More...]