Hummingbird / Aamo-Binashee Choctaw ” whispers the porous and

” whispers the porous and questioning speaker of In the Hands of the River

and it will haunt readers long after they've turned the final page

Coming from the only woman to ever publish a book of poetry in Zoque and Spanish

and losses—both personal and societal

Luger and Collins share intimate stories from their life journeys growing up in tribal communities

Hummingbird / Aamo-Binashee Choctaw ” whispers the porous andRemember the hummingbird's teachings. Remember you are loved. Kokum warned us to watch out for one another. If we weren't careful, Windigo would eat us. But one night, alone in the darkness, I felt its breath on my neck. Windigo's lies crept into my heart, and I believed them. When we lose connection with others, we lose ourselves, and Windigo's darkness grows and spreads. In this deeply emotional and beautifully illustrated picture book, the