A Blanket of Butterflies activism animate and inanimate alike

animate and inanimate alike

the only tribal college in the nation devoted to the arts whose collections reflect the full tribal diversity of Turtle Island

A bold literary act of decolonization and resistance

Now a leading organizer and activist on the frontlines of environmental resistance

and deeply moving

A Blanket of Butterflies activism animate and inanimate alikeNo one knows how a suit of samurai armour ended up in the Fort Smith museum. When a mysterious stranger turns up to claim it, Sonny, a young Tlch Dene boy, is eager to help. Shinobu has travelled to Fort Smith, NWT, to reclaim his grandfather's samurai sword and armour. But when he discovers that the sword was lost in a poker game, he must confront the man known as Benny the Bank. Along the way, Shinobu must rely on unlikely heroes Sonny, his