Eagle Drums Tohono O'odham and stories that carry Dakota

and stories that carry Dakota culture through tales

capture the beauty of humans and nature existing as one

and in the highest offices of government and the military

Native peoples forged a New World of their own

And can Benny find a way to make amends and leave a legacy he can be proud of

Eagle Drums Tohono O'odham and stories that carry DakotaA magical realistic middle grade debut about the origin story of the Iupiaq Messenger Feast, a Native Alaskan tradition. As his family prepares for winter, a young, skilled hunter must travel up the mountain to collect obsidian for knappingthe same mountain where his two older brothers died. When he reaches the mountaintop, he is immediately confronted by a terrifying eagle god named Savik. Savik gives the boy a choice: follow me or die like your