Good Seeds: A Menominee Indian Food Memoir by Tom Weso: Tom’s memoir has been praised throughout the land, including Julie Tollefson in Lawrence Magazine, who writes, “Food is ceremony’…Weso’s multi-generational stories show real connections between people and food, in the resourcefulness of his extended family of hunters, fishermen and gardeners …served alongside lessons in history, tribal lore, traditional medicine, nature and family.” The Midwest Booksellers Association said of the memoir, ““Weso uses humor and his rare perspective as a Native anthropologist and artist to tell his story of a boy learning to thrive in a land of icy winters and summer swamps.” Read more about the book, and try out a recipe Tom has shared with us for Pemmican Bison Burgers too. Tom Weso Recipe and Reviews

“Turtles as Survivors” from The Turtle’s Beating Heart: One Family’s Story of Lenape Survival by Denise Low: Poet, writer, and educator Denise Low writes of her Lanape heritage in this memoir that blends history, family stories, and poetic renderings of place. She writes in this part of the book, “I remember that first snapping turtle as though it were still next to me and its ferocity. I remember my Delaware grandfather’s power. Turtles can be both dormant and active, like memory itself. When turtles burrow into mud in the winter, they wait but do not die. They have their seasons and migrations.” Read the excerpt and learn more about the book here.