Dragonfly Dance

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t American Indian Studies Series Gordon Henry, Series Editor editorial board Shedding Skins: Four Sioux Poets Edited by Adrian C. Louis | 978-0-87013-823-2 Writing Home: Indigenous Narratives of Resistance Michael D. Wilson | 978-0-87013-818-8 National Monuments Heid E. Erdrich | 978-0-87013-848-5 The Indian Who Bombed Berlin and Other Stories Ralph Salisbury | 978-0-87013-847-8 Facing the Future: The Indian Child Welfare Act at 30 Edited by Matthew L. M. Fletcher, Wenona T. Singel, and Kathryn E. Fort | 978-0-87013-860-7 Dragonfly Dance Denise K. Lajimodiere | 978-0-87013-982-6 Kimberly Blaeser Joseph Bruchac Heid E. Erdrich Matthew Fletcher P. Jane Hafen Winona LaDuke Patrick Lebeau Michael Wilson Dragonfly Dance poems by Denise K. Lajimodiere Michigan State University Press ■ East Lansing Copyright © 2010 by Denise K. Lajimodiere i The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992 (R 1997) (Permanence of Paper). H Michigan State University Press East Lansing, Michigan 48823-5245 Printed and bound in the United States of America. 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 library of congress cataloging-in-publication data Lajimodiere, Denise K. Dragonfly dance / Denise K. Lajimodiere. p. cm. ISBN 978-0-87013-982-6 (pbk. : alk. paper) I. Title. PS3612.A48D73 2010 811.'6—dc22 2010003511 Cover design by David Drummond, Salamander Hill Design Book design by Charlie Sharp, Sharp Des!gns, Lansing, Mich. G Michigan State University Press is a member of the Green Press Initiative and is committed to developing and encouraging ecologically responsible publishing practices. For more information about the Green Press Initiative and the use of recycled paper in book publishing, please visit www.greenpressinitiative.org. Visit Michigan State University Press on the World Wide Web at www.msupress.msu.edu For Leola To Kianah Giizh Ikwe, Nipinugezik, MaanaEsha, and Brystin Even though dragonflies abound, most people tend not to notice them simply because they are not paying attention. —Forrest L. Mitchell & James L. Lasswell, A Dazzle of Dragonflies ...