Rez Ball

Rez BallThis compelling debut novel by new talent Byron Graves tells the relatable, high stakes story of a young athlete determined to play like the hero his Ojibwe community needs him to be. These days, Tre Brun is happiest when he is playing basketball on the Red Lake Reservation high school teameven though he cant help but be constantly gut punched with memories of his big brother, Jaxon, who died in an accident. When Jaxon's former teammates on the

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the environment

Native families from Nations across the continent gather at the Dance for Mother Earth Powwow in Ann Arbor

As Indigenous peoples continue to face food insecurity due to ongoing inequality

Resendez builds the incisive case that it was mass slavery—more than epidemics—that decimated Indian populations across North America

That it was as real as anything I have experienced the whole of my lifetime

when rain becomes a needed and nourishing gift

while addressing urban Indigenous diaspora and breaking down the limitations of sexual understanding as a trans woman

Jade Daniels is released from prison right before Christmas when her conviction is overturned

when snow blankets the landscape and sharpens every sound

The persistence of this living oral tradition as a means to promote nationhood and tribal sovereignty

and classic in sensibility (perfect for Anne of Green Gables fans)