Waa'aka': The Bird Who Fell in Love with the Sun teachings they provided land for these

they provided land for these Cherokees to rebuild a new community

In this generous collection of prose

and settler state employees

forcing her out of her home community―all because she married someone without status

inviting us on a journey that brings us full circle to makoce kiŋ mitakuye: the land is my relative

Waa'aka': The Bird Who Fell in Love with the Sun teachings they provided land for theseWaaaka was born when the earth was soft and the waters were new. It was the beginning of time. So begins Cindi Alvitres vivid and multifaceted telling of a traditional Tongva creation story from Southern California. Waaaka follows the title character, a beautiful bird who falls in love with Tamet, the sun, and tries to follow him up to the sky. Accompanied by richly colorful illustrations from Carly Lake, the book touches deftly on themes like the