Tom Lake trickster both Native and non-Native

both Native and non-Native

our understanding of the world we inhabit

Born in 1961 in war-torn Laos

—Joy Harjo

Cree illustrator Onedove shared how inspired they are by Na'kuset's story and activism

Tom Lake trickster both Native and non-NativeIn the spring of 2020, Lara's three daughters return to the family's orchard in Northern Michigan. While picking cherries, they beg their mother to tell them the story of Peter Duke, a famous actor with whom she shared both a stage and a romance years before at a theater company called Tom Lake. As Lara recalls the past, her daughters examine their own lives and relationship with their mother, and are forced to reconsider the world and everything they