and land—an affirmation that colonialism and capitalism must be overturned for this planet to be habitable for human and other-than-human relatives to live dignified lives

and its kinship and traditions on the other

"With compelling characters and images that linger long after the final page is turned

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Living Nations, Living Words: An Anthology of First Peoples Poetry young adult and land—an affirmation that colonialismJoy Harjo, the first Native poet to serve as U. S. Poet Laureate, has championed the voices of Native peoples past and present. Her signature laureate project gathers the work of contemporary Native poets into a national, fully digital map of story, sound, and space, celebrating their vital and unequivocal contributions to American poetry. This companion anthology features each poem and poet from the projectincluding Natalie Diaz, Ray Young Bear,