Yellow Medicine Review: Women’s Wisdom, Women’s Strength


“Remember that I am just a woman who is living a very abundant life. Every step I take forward is on a path paved by strong Indian women before me.” 
—Wilma Mankiller 
 
From our grandmothers and aunties and sisters to the women who write stories, lead states, and sit as poet laureate for the United States, we turn to Native women for their strength, wisdom, and leadership. 

“Oh woman 
Remember who you are 
Woman 
It is the whole earth.” 
“The Blanket Around Her” 
—Joy Harjo 


I’m honored to have my work included. 

Growing Old in a Beautiful Way (page 59) is an excerpt from my memoir, We Who Walk the Seven Ways.


Writing, Reading and Living: Essays, Stories, and the Spaces Between

Some of my essays and stories are serious/substantial and are balanced with lighter topics. A dozen were first published decades ago. Some are new, and all have been previously published in a variety of publications. Most of all, my writing is timeless (vs timely).

Photo by Paul Wellman