Taos Pueblo Winter ecology For centuries indigenous peoples in

For centuries indigenous peoples in North America have struggled to preserve their religious practices and cultural knowledge by educating younger generations but have been thwarted by the deeply corrosive effects of missionary schools

even as the settler dimensions of whiteness are frequently erased in our discourse about race

the voice that emerges from these poems is that of a Dakota woman rooted in her world and her words

and that brings an important realization: the world needs changing—and they might just be the ones to do it

" —Debbie Reese (Nambe Pueblo)

Taos Pueblo Winter ecology For centuries indigenous peoples inThe delightful board books, written without text, were created by the Taos Pueblos Tiwa Language Program to preserve the Tiwa culture and revitalize the unwritten Tiwa language by teaching it to younger generations. Many other Indigenous languages also need to be revitalized, so it is the hope of the Taos Pueblos Tiwa Language Program that other American Indian nations will find the books useful to teach their languages to their children. The