Following My Spirit Home: A Collection of Paintings and Stories gender studies novel that illuminates the challenges

novel that illuminates the challenges and tender joys of a life beyond the ordinary in a bold and imaginative new way

thirty-eight as its constitutionally elected principal chief

the sockeye salmon is more than just a source of food

and kinship to push back against forces of fracture and disruption imposed by colonialism

" In this urgent and visceral work

Following My Spirit Home: A Collection of Paintings and Stories gender studies novel that illuminates the challengesA trip to Alaska and an epiphany at Mendenhall Glacier led artist Sam Zimmerman Zhaawanoogiizhik to return home to family and his Ojibwe culture, a journey captured in paintings and stories. When Sam Zimmerman decided to rededicate his energy and focus to painting in the late 2010s, he found himself drawn to the stories of his family and Ojibwe community. He wanted to capture these stories in images as well as words, and he began working with an