When Blue Bird and her grandmother leave their family\'s camp to gather beans for the long, threatening winter, they inadvertently avoid the horrible fate that befalls the rest of the family.
This new Bison Books edition features an introduction by Susan Gardner and an index..
Waterlily , published after Deloria\'s death and generally viewed as the masterpiece of her career, offers a captivating glimpse into the daily life of the nineteenth-century Sioux.
Ella Cara Deloria\'s tale follows Blue Bird and her daughter, Waterlily, through the intricate kinship practices that created unity among her people.
Luckily, the two women are adopted by a nearby Dakota community and are eventually integrated into their kinship circles.
When Blue Bird and her grandmother leave their family\'s camp to gather beans for the long, threatening winter, they inadvertently avoid the horrible fate that befalls the rest of the family
