Waiting for the long night moon : stories / Amanda Peters.

Pejipug (Winter arrives) -- Tiny birds and terrorists -- The golden cross -- Three billion heartbeats -- Angry white Indian -- Waiting for the long night moon -- The story of the crow (A retelling) -- Le Grand Derangement -- Homecoming -- The virgin and the bear -- Ashes -- Wolves -- The birthing tree -- Another dead Indian -- Sweetgrass -- In the name of god -- A strong seed.

These intimate stories meld traditional storytelling with beautiful, spare prose that portray the dignity of the traditional way of life, the humiliations of systemic racism, and the resilient power to endure. A young man returns from residential school only to realize he can no longer communicate with his own parents. A young woman finds purpose and healing on the front lines as a water protector. An old man remembers his life as he patiently waits for death. And a young girl nervously dances in her first Mawi'omi. The collection also includes the Indigenous Voices Award--nominated story "Pejipug (Winter Arrives)" as well the Indigenous Voices Award-winning title story. At times sad, sometimes disturbing, but always redemptive, the stories in Waiting for the Long Night Moon will remind you that where there is grief there is also joy, where there is trauma there is resilience and, most importantly, there is power.