Muskrat and Skunk: A Lakota Drum Story Mohican from Mississippi and Oklahoma to

from Mississippi and Oklahoma to the northwest coast of the continent

What do you hear

and redemption among contemporary Native Americans

This stirring memoir is the story of Ada Deer

a history deeper and more complex than is often told

Muskrat and Skunk: A Lakota Drum Story Mohican from Mississippi and Oklahoma toEnglish alongside Lakota translation by Agnes Gay. Perfect Reading for Ages Five and Up. Animals stop and listen. A new sound is in the forest. The beat vibrates through the trees and across the meadows. What is it? Where is it coming from? Muskrat and Skunk thump on a hollow log BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! Birds begin to dance. Buffalo and Antelope join in. There is a rustle in the bushes; a large shape emerges. The animals scatter. Muskrat and Skunk drum on.