Undoing Hours Thankfulness the lives of Elizabeth and

the lives of Elizabeth and her sisters are turned upside down as they’re forced to navigate the tricky waters of courtship

Unfortunately the book does not contain an index

The poems express her feelings and emotions as she lives far away from her family and community

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Shoni is a tribal member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla in eastern Oregon

Undoing Hours Thankfulness the lives of Elizabeth andSelina Boans debut poetry collection, Undoing Hours, considers the various ways we undo, inherit, reclaim and (re)learn. Boans poems emphasize sound and breath. They tell stories of meeting family, of experiencing love and heartbreak, and of learning new ways to express and understand the world around her through nhiyawwin. As a settler and urban nehiyaw who grew up disconnected from her fathers family and community, Boan turns to language as one way