Shinchi's Canoe dog pick Nainoa Thompson

Nainoa Thompson

and future health of all

In evocative prose laced with political savvy

and customs of both Sioux and white cultures and raises issues of assimilation

Shinchi's Canoe dog pick Nainoa ThompsonWhen they arrive at school, Shi shi etko reminds Shinchi, her six year old brother, that they can only use their English names and that they can't speak to each other. For Shinchi, life becomes an endless cycle of church mass, school, and work, punctuated by skimpy meals. He finds solace at the river, clutching a tiny cedar canoe, a gift from his father, and dreaming of the day when the salmon return to the river a sign that its almost time to return