Chief Bender's Burden photography dedicated language warriors are powering

dedicated language warriors are powering an upswell

As they reconstruct and deconstruct the aadizookaan

and only English is spoken

becoming one of four titles to be recognized in the first-ever American Indian Youth Literature Young Adult Book Honors

Chief Bender's Burden photography dedicated language warriors are poweringThe greatest American Indian baseball player of all time, Charles Albert Bender, was, according to a contemporary, "the coolest pitcher in the game." Using a trademark delivery, an impressive assortment of pitches that may have included the game's first slider, and an apparently unflappable demeanor, he earned a reputation as baseball's great clutch pitcher during tight Deadball Era pennant races and in front of boisterous World Series crowds. More