from Alaska to North Carolina

Kimberly Blaeser (Anishinaabe) is an enrolled member of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe and grew up on the White Earth Reservation

” ―Wes Babcock

She was an expert weaver of large Anishinaabeg cedar bark mats with complicated geometric designs

The First Fire

Where We Come from women from Alaska to North CarolinaIn this unique collaboration, four authors lyrically explore where they each come from literally and metaphorically as well as what unites all of us as humans. Richly layered illustrations connect past and present, making for an accessible and visually striking look at history, family, and identity. We come from stardust our bodies made of ancient elements. We come from single cells evolving over billions of years. We come from place, language, and