We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga young adult Kao Kalia Yang

Kao Kalia Yang

emerged a poem

In addition to telling the story of her community's struggle against the uranium industry

Jen Ferguson writes about the hurt of a life stuck in past tense

but Mille Lacs Band members held firm

We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga young adult Kao Kalia YangThe Cherokee community is grateful for blessings and challenges that each season brings. This is modern Native American life as told by an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation. The word otsaliheliga (oh jah LEE hay lee gah) is used by members of the Cherokee Nation to express gratitude. Beginning in the fall with the new year and ending in summer, follow a full Cherokee year of celebrations and experiences. Written by a citizen of the Cherokee