Wisdom Lessons: Spirited Guidance from an Ojibwe Great-Grandmother language studies Wilson found her family's love

Wilson found her family's love and humor—and she discovered just how deeply our identities are shaped by the forces of history

Selected by Kathy Fagan as a winner of the 2018 National Poetry Series

whose planned copper mine will wipe Oak Flat off the map—sending its natural springs

who had been presumed dead

] debunks the stereotype of the Native American of feather and beads and Hollywood fame

Wisdom Lessons: Spirited Guidance from an Ojibwe Great-Grandmother language studies Wilson found her family's loveWisdom Lessons is the culmination of a lifetime steeped in indigenous spiritual traditions, as well as the proverbial school of hard knocks. At once plainspoken and lyrical, Grandmother Mary offers invaluable lessons for anyone interested in living in alignment with their higher self. Praise for Mary Lyons and Wisdom Lessons: "Mary Lyons carries knowledge with a genuine smile, providing healing and love." Paula Looking Horse, Sioux elder and co