Wednesday, July 02, 2025

in honor of those who came before us

We're reading Angeline Boulley's Warrior Girl Unearthed for book club. Much of it takes place in northern Michigan--on Sugar Island where L had disappeared to last week, in fact. It is YA, but deftly deals with NAGPRA and the book is wonderfully infused with details about indigenous Ojibwe culture. 

So we took a road trip yesterday to visit the Ziibiwing Center where I was happy to introduce my fam and Mr. Ray to each other. On the way home, we stopped by my office for a picnic lunch.

Pic: Nu's photo of us by the college sign. (I cropped some of it out.)

4 comments:

StephLove said...

Nice to see you all together.

Nance said...

What a happy photo! I know you're enjoying this time together.

Jeanie said...

What a great field trip.

NGS said...

I thought Firekeeper's Daughter was better, but I admire Boulley's second career as an author. What a life she's had!

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