My Friend May Shawnee and it was where Moshom

and it was where Moshom grew up

and Apache boarding-school narratives that detail these students' experiences

choreographers

Each page offers an affirmation about identity

but they are not the only ones

My Friend May Shawnee and it was where MoshomI'd like to tell you a rather true story about a big black cat who started out gray. Her name was May. Margaux and her cat May became friends when Margaux was just six years old. They grew up together, sharing countless memories along the way. But one day, May is late coming home. Where is May? Is she under the porch? Maybe on the roof? Margaux's nitsis (the Cree word for auntie) helps search for May in the tall grass. But soon nitsis needs to leave: