Takoza: Walks with the Blue Moon Girl feminism And so begins an illuminating

And so begins an illuminating journey both backward and forward in time

author Diane Wilson explores the work of several modern Dakota people who are continuing to raise beloved children: Gabrielle Tateyuskanskan

even if we can't see them

one of the many indigenous languages in the Algonquian family

a rare celestial event proscribed by the Sun Priest as an unbalancing of the world

Takoza: Walks with the Blue Moon Girl feminism And so begins an illuminatingAn endearing, lyrical illustrated childrens story about a young Dakota girl, walks with the blue moon girl, and her Zunzi (grandmother). The grandmother teaches her, Takoza (granddaughter), through story while making star quilts, and planting and caring for a garden. The story introduces young readers to Dakota ways and language.