Snowy Strangeways - Tantaquidgeon Zobel, Melissa
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In the quaint shoreline town of Mystick, Connecticut, an ancient order has existed since the first violent conflicts between indigenous peoples and foreign settlers. Founded by gray-haired womyn who wanted to ensure that violence was never repeated, these Grays continue to run the town. Once you have joined them, you can't turn back. When Snowy Strangeways returns to Mystick for her grandmother's Gray funeral, she unearths information about the circumstances of her mother's murder and unveils the secrets of these Gray womyn, once and for all.

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In the quaint shoreline town of Mystick, Connecticut, an ancient order has existed since the first violent conflicts between indigenous peoples and foreign settlers. Founded by gray-haired womyn who wanted to ensure that violence was never repeated, these Grays continue to run the town. Once you have joined them, you can't turn back. When Snowy Strangeways returns to Mystick for her grandmother's Gray funeral, she unearths information about the circumstances of her mother's murder and unveils the secrets of these Gray womyn, once and for all.
Autorenporträt
Melissa Tantaquidgeon Zobel is an enrolled member of the Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut. She grew up giving tours at Tantaquidgeon Museum, run by her great-aunt and great uncle, Medicine Woman Gladys Tantaquidgeon and Chief Harold Tantaquidgeon. Those elders trained her in tribal oral tradition, traditional lifeways, and spiritual beliefs. She earned a B.S.F.S. in history/diplomacy from Georgetown University, an M.A. in history from the University of Connecticut, and an M.F.A. in creative writing from Fairfield University. As a young adult, she worked as Mohegan Federal Recognition Coordinator, researching and organizing her tribe's successful bid for federal acknowledgment. She was appointed tribal historian in 1991 and Medicine Woman in 2008. Her awards include an Emmy for the movie, "The Mark of Uncas," the Native Writers of the Americas First Book Award, the Alaskan Federation of Natives' National Essay Award, and Tomaquag Museum's Native American Scholar Award.