The Sky Was Once a Dark Blanket children this collection of simple retellings

this collection of simple retellings is richly supported by the artwork of acclaimed artist Germaine Arnattaujuq

These darkly humorous poems illuminate far corners of the heart

they are rebuilding their nations according to their own diverse and often innovative designs

Fairbanks focuses on the discourse markers that are the most ubiquitous and that exist most commonly within Ojibwe texts

The Sky Was Once a Dark Blanket children this collection of simple retellingsThe Sky Was Once a Dark Blanket traverses the Southwest landscape, exploring intricate relationships between Native peoples and the natural world, land, pop culture, twentieth century music, and multi generational representations. Oscillating between musical influences, including the repercussions of ethnomusicology, and the present past future, the collection rewrites and rerights what it means to be Indigenous, queer, and even formerly emo in the