Resources and Services for Iowa Indigenous Peoples

Author Anna Lee Walters was born to a Pawnee mother and Otoe-Missouria father. -- "This Pawnee/Otoe author tells stories about contemporary tribal life. Winner of the 1985 Before Columbus Foundation American Book Award."

Author Anna Lee Walters was born to a Pawnee mother and Otoe-Missouria father.

Author Anna Lee Walters was born to a Pawnee mother and Otoe-Missouria father. "Human ears, strung like beads on a cord; scalps with hair and ears still intact; infant bones in a medicine bundle; corpses, whole, in a cardboard box. These artifacts in an obscure corner of the Smithsonian cause Indian ghosts to haunt, torment, and murder researchers--even as they themselves are tormented by the items in the museum's collection. Only the sacred rituals of Indian medicine men can make it safe to be around these dangerous artifacts."