On the Swamp: Fighting for Indigenous Environmental Justice teachings In Turning the Power Nathan

In Turning the Power Nathan Sowry examines how some Native American students from the boarding school system

to beliefs about witchcraft and evil

salmon and lampreys are a needed part of life

involving powerful spirit-beings in serpent form

the challenges they faced and their resistance to assimilation and Americanization often ran along parallel paths

On the Swamp: Fighting for Indigenous Environmental Justice teachings In Turning the Power NathanDespite centuries of colonialism, Indigenous peoples still occupy parts of their ancestral homelands in what is now Eastern North Carolinaa patchwork quilt of forested swamps, sandy plains, and blackwater streams that spreads across the Coastal Plain between the Fall Line and the Atlantic Ocean. In these backwaters, Lumbees and other American Indians have adapted to a radically transformed world while maintaining vibrant cultures and powerful