About the Book: Red Bird Danced
With lyrical verse and powerful emotion, Dawn Quigley (Ojibwe) tells the story
of urban Native kids who find strength in connection with those who came before
and in the hope that lets them take flight.
Ariel and Tomah have lived in the citys intertribal housing complex all their
lives. But for both of them, this Dagwaagin (Autumn) season is different than
any before.
From his bench outside the front door of his building, Tomah watches his
community move around him. He is better at making people laugh than he is at
schoolwork, but often it feels like his neighbor