Beginnings: The Homeward Journey of Donovan Manypenny masculinity philosophy

philosophy

Told in eloquent layers that blend Native stories and metaphor with social and spiritual journeys

a tale of passion

events such as the siege at Standing Rock and the Dakota Access pipeline have thrust Native Americans into the public consciousness

Beginnings: The Homeward Journey of Donovan Manypenny masculinity philosophyBeginnings: The Homeward Journey of Donovan Manypenny is the story of Donovan Manypenny. Raised by his grandparents on a northern Wisconsin Ojibwe reservation until their passing when he is 10 years old, he becomes a ward of the state of Wisconsin and enters the child welfare system foster care, children's home, and adoption. The trauma he experiences as a result of losing his grandparents and way of life leads him to put his past behind him for over