men and women are pushed to the brink of their endurance—yet their pride and humor prohibit surrender

the girls find their way back to their extended Mozhay family

whiteness is made visible in power relations

Even the dark is a character here-children will almost need to squint through the shadows to see the animals at night

Voices of Cherokee Women louise pick men and women are pushedVoices of Cherokee Women is a compelling collection of first person accounts by Cherokee women. It includes letters, diaries, newspaper articles, oral histories, ancient myths, and accounts by travelers, traders, and missionaries who encountered the Cherokees from the 16th century to the present. Among the stories told by these "voices" are those of Rebecca Neugin being carried as a child on the Trail of Tears; Mary Stapler Ross seeing her beautiful