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“The card has a black bird graphic and unfamiliar words: Gaagaagi Noodin. The back of the card lists a cell-phone number and an e-mail address, and there's a handwritten message: Lucy, come home where you are loved.”

Love Family Ojibwe Native Languages Anishinaabe

Book:Sisters in the Wind

Source: Sisters in the Wind

“Abe held a palmful of loose-leaf tobacco. He called it semaa—SAY-mah—and asked if I'd like to offer some to give thanks for my dad. I held out my hand. He nudged my other hand. "Left hand," he said. "Closer to your heart.”

Culture Loss Family Native American Indigenous Tobacco Semaa

Book:Sisters in the Wind

Source: Sisters in the Wind

“You can change my name to Misho Abe. ME-show is short for Mishomis. It means 'Grandpa.”

Family Grandfather Ojibwe Native Languages Anishinaabe

Book:Sisters in the Wind

Source: Sisters in the Wind

“Native families are like onions—rough-looking on the outside. People want to people the outer layers and toss them away, as if they have no value. But each layer is protecting the next, down to its innermost core. That green center, where the onion is sweetest, that's the Native child. Surrounded by layers of family and community.”

Inspirational Community Family Native American American Indian

Book:Sisters in the Wind

Source: Sisters in the Wind

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