The Water Remembers: My Indigenous Family's Fight to Save a River and a Way of Life literary criticism Set in North Dakota at

Set in North Dakota at a time in this century when Indian tribes were struggling to keep what little remained of their lands

Blanche refuses to be cowed by the school's abusive nuns

not the least of which are solutions gleaned from cultural knowledge developed over generations

When English thirteen-year-old Rosemary is evacuated to her grandmother in America at the start of World War II

Five years in the foster system has taught her to be cautious and smart

The Water Remembers: My Indigenous Family's Fight to Save a River and a Way of Life literary criticism Set in North Dakota atA moving multigenerational memoir of Indigenous resistance, environmental justice, and a Yurok family's fight to protect their legacy and the Klamath River. For the members of a Northern California tribe, salmon are the lifeblood of the people a vital source of food, income, and cultural identity. When a catastrophic fish kill devastates the river, Amy Bowers Cordalis is propelled into action, reigniting her family's 170 year battle against the U. S.