Plums or Nuts: Ojibwe Stories of Anishinaabe Humor Kiowa Staples is pushing the genre

Staples is pushing the genre of Native American fiction into new areas

the wolf and the bear

though they were born more than 100 years apart

Firewater calls for people to make decisions about their communities and their lives on their own terms

and gratitude towards nature and community

Plums or Nuts: Ojibwe Stories of Anishinaabe Humor Kiowa Staples is pushing the genreA master Ojibwe storyteller shares twenty five stories often bawdy, full of mischief and misbehavior in Ojibwe and English. Larry Amik Smallwood had the gift of making people laugh. Of all the teachings Amik strove to pass along to his students, he cherished most the humor of his Ojibwe people. In this bilingual collection, Amik tells of his many adventures and those of others he knew. Learning to speak English in the first grade. A spectacular mishap