I Love Salmon and Lampreys Odawa The language of the scientists

The language of the scientists that Erdrich sometimes quotes in epigraphs seems reductive in comparison to the richness of tone and meaning that these poems— filled with puns

its brightly patterned pieces as different as her aunties

or anti-racism work

A crow watches over a deer addicted to road salt

illuminate the role Christianity played in Native American culture

I Love Salmon and Lampreys Odawa The language of the scientistsFor young readers, an inspiring story about a river, a successful Native led movement for environmental justice, and the making of a scientist. Growing up in the Yurok and Karuk Tribes, Brook Thompson learned to care for the fish that nurtured her and her family. She knew that along the Klamath River in Northern California, salmon and lampreys are a needed part of life. But she also saw how these fish were in danger. People had built dams along the