Staples is pushing the genre of Native American fiction into new areas

"An important corrective to conventional narratives of our nation's history

and the unforgettable Arikara woman who becomes obsessed with solving it—an urgent work of literary journalism

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Pocket Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) ecology Staples is pushing the genreA Phrasebook for Nearly All Occasions. This 232 page Ojibwe phrasebook introduces the reader to ready made phrases and sentences to use in everyday situations including Arrival at a Community, On the Phone, Visiting, At a Ceremony. You learn what to say in different locales like at the band office, the store, in a medical or legal situation and in the bush. Pronunciation is explained in the beginning chapter and with a handy pronunciation key at the