Becoming Mary Sully: Toward an American Indian Abstract education and the Seven Fires of

and the Seven Fires of the Ojibway

Denise Lajimodiere opens a door into the lives of Native girls and women

Gerald Vizenor has earned a wide and devoted audience for his poetry

as a history of a Native nation

Cree Thunderboy and Lucas Smoke end up on paths where their biggest challenge is staying true to themselves

Becoming Mary Sully: Toward an American Indian Abstract education and the Seven Fires ofDakota Sioux artist Mary Sully was the great granddaughter of respected nineteenth century portraitist Thomas Sully, who captured the personalities of America's first generation of celebrities (including the figure of Andrew Jackson immortalized on the twenty dollar bill). Born on the Standing Rock reservation in South Dakota in 1896, she was largely self taught. Steeped in the visual traditions of beadwork, quilling, and hide painting, she also