A Blanket of Butterflies Nakota analyzes modern Western medical practices

analyzes modern Western medical practices using evidence-informed Indigenous healing practices and traditions from around the world—from sweat lodges and fermented foods to Ayurvedic doshas and meditation

Celebrated author Richard Wagamese artfully crafts these thrilling yet vulnerable stories of two young men trying to find their place in the world

he offers a breath of hope that our peoples might learn from each other

Momaday has an intimate connection to the land he knows well and loves deeply

A Blanket of Butterflies Nakota analyzes modern Western medical practicesNo one knows how a suit of samurai armour ended up in the Fort Smith museum. When a mysterious stranger turns up to claim it, Sonny, a young Tlch Dene boy, is eager to help. Shinobu has travelled to Fort Smith, NWT, to reclaim his grandfather's samurai sword and armour. But when he discovers that the sword was lost in a poker game, he must confront the man known as Benny the Bank. Along the way, Shinobu must rely on unlikely heroes Sonny, his