The Water Remembers: My Indigenous Family's Fight to Save a River and a Way of Life literary criticism The little girl wasn't allowed

The little girl wasn't allowed to go home

Set in North Dakota at a time in this century when Indian tribes were struggling to keep what little remained of their lands

Blanche refuses to be cowed by the school's abusive nuns

writer and speaker

LaRose is a powerful exploration of loss

The Water Remembers: My Indigenous Family's Fight to Save a River and a Way of Life literary criticism The little girl wasn't allowedA moving multigenerational memoir of Indigenous resistance, environmental justice, and a Yurok family's fight to protect their legacy and the Klamath River. For the members of a Northern California tribe, salmon are the lifeblood of the people a vital source of food, income, and cultural identity. When a catastrophic fish kill devastates the river, Amy Bowers Cordalis is propelled into action, reigniting her family's 170 year battle against the U. S.