The Wayfinder

The Wayfinder"An epic of extraordinary abundance . . . modern and mythological. . . wondrous enough to endure." The Wall Street Journal "A powerful and original epic . . . Deadly politics, tragic romance and dangerous sea journeys keep the drama at a spirited boil." The New York Times A historical epic about a girl from a remote Tongan island who becomes her people's queen. Talking corpses, poetic parrots, and a fan that wafts the breath of life this is the world

and she sued for her right to an equal education

and sample agendas for affinity groups

to urban and suburban areas

painful acculturation

Onishishin

these voices tell a complex story of Christian faith and Native tradition combining and reshaping each other to create a new and richly varied religious identity

which speeds to an unpredictable—and surreal—climax

Learn the names of animals in the Nleʔkepmxcín or Halq'emeylem languages as well as the teachings they have for us

the Gold Rush

Mother Earth--we come from her

and ritualized practices of decorum that are comparable in sophistication to those of Confucianism

mostly based on tales Zimmerman's grandfather told him or from his own experiences in nature along the north shore of Lake Superior