Yáamay: An Anthology of Feminine Perspectives Across Indigenous California plays underscoring American Indian peoples' unequal

underscoring American Indian peoples' unequal and exclusionary access to the way of life known as the American dream

Jami Nakamura Lin

Tessa asks Kohkom to teach her beading

That it was as real as anything I have experienced the whole of my lifetime

Echo Desjardins just can't stop slipping back and forth in time

Yáamay: An Anthology of Feminine Perspectives Across Indigenous California plays underscoring American Indian peoples' unequalYamay: An Anthology of Feminine Perspectives Across Indigenous California is a collection of Indigenous poetry, artwork, and essays specific to what is now known as Southern California. The lead authors separated these pieces into the four natural parts of our story: Twla (Root), Kp (Sleep, Dormant), Wlnish (Cultivate), and $'a (Bloom), with each section exploring the eras of pre contact, post contact, present, and future. Collectively, these pieces