Words Like Thunder: New and Used Anishinaabe Prayers violence and land—an affirmation that colonialism

and land—an affirmation that colonialism and capitalism must be overturned for this planet to be habitable for human and other-than-human relatives to live dignified lives

Benaway questions how gender

making the book an accessible journey into modern American Indian society

Fortunate Eagle attended Pipestone between 1935 and 1945

In this extraordinary biography

Words Like Thunder: New and Used Anishinaabe Prayers violence and land—an affirmation that colonialismWords like Thunder: New and Used Anishinaabe Prayers is a collection of poetry by award winning Ojibwe author Lois Beardslee. Much of the book centers around Native people of the Great Lakes but has a universal relevance to modern indigenous people worldwide. Beardslee tackles contemporary topics like climate change and socioeconomic equality with a grace and readability that empowers readers and celebrates the strengths of today's indigenous peoples.