47,000 Beads

paperback Synopsis  Peyton loves to dance, and especially at Pow Wow, but her Auntie notices that she's been dancing less and less. When Peyton shares that she isn't comfortable wearing a dress anymore, Auntie Eyota asks some friends for help to get Peyton what she needs. Authors Koja Adeyoha's an Oglala Lakota, two-spirit, Butch Dyke, activist, organizer, socialist, feminist, spinster and native Californian. She's a surfer with strong ties to the Mni (Water), the lessons it brings, and stories it tells. Koja's worked in Emergency Medicine and Fire Department for 20 years. She's found getting her hands dirty, reading 5 books concurrently, drumming, forever singing Indigo Girls, and practicing Pilates, self-restraint and hard truths. The personal is political, and her work reflects that. Angel Adeyoha lives in Oakland, CA on unceded Ohlone land, and is two spirit, queer, gender-defiant, Indigenous and mixed-race, with a complex ability status. So in a word, confusing. That's one of t