A Poem

The breeze fills the air, My heart no longer dispairs. On wings of light, my love takes flight, And in the sky repose. ~ Kate Lundell

Book Review of ‘The Conch Bearer’ By Chitra Banerjee Divakaruna

In the Conch bearer, Chitra Divakaruna weaves  story of a  boy who is whisked into a magical adventure from the streets of Kolkata (Calcutta), India. Due to an unsettling, and ethereal presence that disturbs Anand's mediocre life, he is compelled to rely on a mystical old man, Abhaydatta, and a secret, magical Conch that must …

Lisa Katayama

“Stories,” writes Lisa Katayama, “help us make sense of our world.” via “What If People Could Tell Their Own Stories?” — Discover

The Book Burning

A poem: Fifty Shades of Gray Fifty shades of gray... of smoke as I burn this book. Fifty shades darker... as I burn ten piles of these books. Pure White. The End.

The Words that No One Speaks

It can be felt, in the beat of a butterfly's wing. Or heard by a mother, when to her children she'll sing. It's in the air, on the ground, Peace, love, and plenty. The words no one speaks, In a whisper I love you, When the whisper itself Speaks alone. ~Kate Lundell

Gwich’in

Source: Gwich'in

Gwich’in

See below for our April and May Native words of the month in Gwich’in! Hai’ (thank you) to Allan Hayton for providing the translation and photography. April Gwahahgo’ = It is turning springtime. Chiitaii gwahahgo’ ts’a’ shroonch’yaa gwilii. = It is becoming springtime and nice outside. Listen to an audio recording. May Ch’at’an = Leaves …

Sunrise

Sunrise, the beauty of light, Rest. ~Kate Lundell

Those Little Whiffles Flying By

Those little whiffles flying by, Not a care in the world. Like powder-puff dandelion seeds, dancing in sunlight gold. Children dance through them as little fairies do. Grown ups watch across the lawn, placid in the midnight sun. Children grow strong, have children of their own, And teach them to dance in the whiffles that …

Good Article

Melody Hoffman, daughter of Ronald and Cathleen Hoffman, and granddaughter of Mary Demientieff of Holy Cross, Alaska, has a lot to offer her community. As a mother and Doyon Foundation student, Melody juggles her family commitments with her daily workload at Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation (YKHC) as an operations support staff supervisor in Bethel, Alaska. There, […] …