“Each of Old Tallow’s feet seemed to take up as much space as a small child, but Omakayas didn’t mind. Warily, but completely, she loved the fierce old woman.” Native AmericanLakotaChippewaOjibweAnishnaabeLouise ErdrichThe Birchbark HouseThe Game Of Silence Book:The Game of Silence Source: The Game of Silence
“She told the holy stories and the funny stories, the aadizookaanag that explained how the world came into being, how it continued to be made.” Native AmericanLakotaChippewaOjibweAnishnaabeLouise ErdrichThe Birchbark HouseThe Game Of Silence Book:The Game of Silence Source: The Game of Silence
“She just said nothing. Nothing. She let the silence between them fill the air. Unlike other people, Omakayas had noticed, silence did not make Old Tallow uncomfortable. Now the warrior lady simply stood and smoked her pipe. The smoke drifted serenely in wavering fangs from each corner of her mouth. She was thinking.” Native AmericansChippewaOjibweLouise ErdrichThe Birchbark HouseAnishinaabeThe Game Of Silence Book:The Game of Silence Source: The Game of Silence