Muskrat and Skunk: A Lakota Drum Story Mohican and Indian Heroes and Great

and Indian Heroes and Great Chieftains (1918)

a history deeper and more complex than is often told

the variety of narrative forms

as more and more members of the tribe began to die under mysterious circumstances

This stirring memoir is the story of Ada Deer

Muskrat and Skunk: A Lakota Drum Story Mohican and Indian Heroes and GreatEnglish 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.