#humboldt tragedy

[propicsmedia]

Humboldt Bus Tragedy A Drivers Fate - Driver Ordered Deported From Canada but there is a long road to actual enforcement and potential reversal of decision. #humboldt #humboldtbroncos #humboldtbuscrash #Humboldttragedy #immigration #deportation #truckdriver #criminal #conviction #jail #prison #citizenship #immigrationCanada #canada #tragedy #JaskiratSinghSidhu #immigrationorder #deportationorder #appeal #humnitarian #compassion #laws #legal #highwaysafety #AdeshDeolTrucking #SukhmanderSingh 

[dogtoling]

Biology of Inkfish - Language and Communication

[Some common visual expressions seen in inkfish. Color, pupil size, fin and tentacle placement are commonly used in visual communication.]

Cephalings have dozens of languages between populations, but some of the most spoken ones are octarian and inkling. Verbal speech consists of predetermined words, phrases and abstract concepts, just like human languages, but things like intonation and tone are sometimes indicated through body language. Cephalings also have forms of written language, much like humans and some other sapient species.

Because cephaling body language is so diverse and uses a lot of components unique to cephalopods - color change, tentacle movement and position, rapid pupil dilation and so on - it is often hard to understand by other species, and the lack of mutual body language makes figuring out the tone of conversation quite difficult. In today's cross-species societies, this is something that has been worked on internationally by establishing some inter-species common gestures that are universally understood, such as universal basic expressions, limb gestures and voice intonation*.

(*Unfortunately, even something like this isn't necessarily useful for species that lack some of these functions in their biology as a whole. For example, facial expressions are more or less completely out of the question for crustaceans.)

Even between the cephaling class and smaller classifications within it, communication can take wildly different forms. For example, the facial expression and color change-focused inkfish may struggle to understand the body language of the less expressive, fin and web-position centric cirrates, and even less so the nautili who lack both color change and fins to express with. Differences in visual language vary quite a lot even within different species of squid - from the bioluminescent flashes of Humboldt squid to the intricate, fine-tuned patterns of reef squid. In the modern day, however, a lot of this species-specific visual language has lost relevance and become obsolete in the face of broader, easy to understand commonspeak. The dramatic decrease in the usage and fluency of these languages has been generally considered a tragedy in culture loss.

Verbal

The verbal language of cephalings is thought to have evolved when they became more social animals that hunted and lived in schools. In a combat situation, being able to alert a friend by using voice is much more convenient than trying to transmit a message by changing color or waving. The vocal abilities of cephalings developed to the point that vocal communication became the primary way of communication, as color change became very limited. To a human, cephaling speech sounds garbled and odd due to different vocalization structures within the body.

Cephalings have numerous languages across different major territories across the globe, of which inkling is probably the most widespread. Many common phrases or shouts may overlap or sound similar across different languages, and the vocalizations don’t differ very much, so different languages are typically not a massive learning curve. In the Inkopolis area alone there are several scripts used interchangeably to convey the same languages in different alphabets - these alphabets may be specialized for use in specific context or by species with differing limb coordination and dexterity. 

Color Change

[The title above leads to a big post I did on this topic in the past)

Many cephalings, including all inkfish, are capable of changing their skin color at will. Although color change used to be the primary way of coleoid communication, inkfish display mostly solid colors that match those of their peers. Modern inkfish don’t typically have very refined pattern-detailing abilities when it comes to color change, since their tentacle color evolved to largely be an indication of their affiliation, and rather than camouflaging onto the ground, they began camouflaging into solid-colored ink. Thus, rather than intricate striping or patterning, some of the most complex patterns in modern inkfish tend to be reduced to spotting, wave-like patterns and banding.

When it comes to the color of a inkfish, they have two primary skin colors - the tentacle color, and their resting skin color*. Their resting skin color is present across most of the torso, where chromatophores are sparse, and is determined by genetics. Visual communication utilizes only the tentacle color, which is where they are able to manipulate their color very freely and quickly. While hue typically only marks an inkfish's place in society (their political- or local social association, rank, or other relevant status), the exact shade may change quickly, as the darkness is often used as tone- or mood indicators. Lighter tentacle colors imply more relaxed or submissive tones, while dark tentacle colors signal aggression*.

(*1 - The "human" skin color that cephalings have. This is likely area that doesn't need to be strictly covered by chromatophores, since it's hidden in swim form anyway (and chromatophores are actually quite demanding energy-wise). This is the skin's resting color which shows up when the cephaling's chromatophores are at rest; so if a cephaling's chromatophores were all disabled for some reason, their whole body would be this color.)

(*2 - This is based on real cephalopods, especially octopus, which signal aggression by turning dark.)

The tentacle colors come in two categories: long-term color and short-term color. Long term color is an inkling’s “default” color and is hand-picked by each person. This “resting color” is a major part of most inklings’ identities, signifying something about themselves or their place in the world. Most commonly, long-term color can be the color of one’s family, friend group or “shoal”, or a color otherwise meaningful to the wearer.

[An example of inkfish with different "short-term" colors, signaling different emotions or feelings. The specific colors correlating to different emotions have lots of variety between individuals.]

Short-term colors are used as context for social situations and as a type of visual expression. They are usually rapid and limited to the situation they are displayed in, much like facial expressions. People will typically flash a different color out of reflex when experiencing a strong emotion, fade their color to white to signify extreme distress or submission, or instead fade their color to a deep or black color to signal anger or aggressive intent. Out of all short-term colors, hue connections tend to change per person or at least per social circle, making them much less consistent, while the brightness of a tentacle color is understood across all inkfish.

Body Language

While verbal speech is the most prevalent type of communication supplemented by color change, visual communication and cues in the form of body language are ever present, although often not understood by non-cephalopods. Cephalings will often keep their fins raised up as a greeting, and in squid, the position of the fins and what it means can be very precise. Flapping of the fins and raising of one’s tentacles above the head, especially raising the hunting tentacles, is usually a sign of aggression. A submissive cephaling will instead point their fins down and try to appear smaller. 

Most species of cuttling and octoling have papillae present all over their skin. When a cuttling or octoling is trying to look bigger or more menacing, it will typically spike out its papillae, especially around the face area. Spiking out one’s papillae may appear akin to chills, but typically signals discomfort or being on edge. This can be tricky when some species have much more distinct papillae that may even be kept spiked out casually, while others have none at all.

Facial Expressions

[The title leads to a bigger post on this topic]

Facial expressions are present in all cephalings, although much less pronounced and specific than those of humans, for example. Different shaping of the pupils has different implications in terms of mood - a cephaling will almost always dilate their pupils when aggressive. Minor shifts in the eyebrows and different positions of the eyelids make cephaling eyes surprisingly expressive even aside from their pupils, as their eyes have evolved to have a clearly visible sclera similar to humans, which aids in sight tracking.

Cephalings also understand and use the basic concepts of a “smile” and a “frown”. Showing one’s beak is a friendly gesture when smiling, but in other situations, baring one’s beak at another is almost always a sign of aggression. Many of these facial expressions are shared by other species of the Mollusc Era as an act of inter-species visual communication consistency.

[dipperdesperado]

Radical Study Group Resources

Hey solarpunks, I am starting a study group with some people I know IRL, to collectively explore radical ideas. I figured it could be cool to share that list with y'all, so you can explore the articles and videos. Each session has the readings that will be discussed. Maybe you can get together with some folks and start your own reading group! If you're looking to start your journey towards worldbuilding, study groups are always a great first step.

Session One: The Basics of Library Socialism | 16 mins read Recipe for Utopian Trajectory | 11 mins read

Session Two: Just Transition Principles | 16 mins read INDIGENOUS PRINCIPLES OF JUST TRANSITION | 8 mins read

How to Start Revolution in 10 Easy Steps | 18 mins watch

(optional)  ↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓

To Change Everything | 37 mins read

Section Three: System Change: A Basic Primer to the Solidarity Economy | 15 mins read Detroit Build and Fight Strategy and Development | 14 mins read Our Theory of Change – Cooperation Humboldt | 5 mins read How to Make Change: On the Path to Victory | 8 mins read

Session Four: How Transformative Justice Responds To Violence Without the Carceral System | 17 mins read What Is Healing Justice? | 20 mins read (optional)  ↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓

A Not-So-Brief Personal History of the Healing Justice Movement, 2010–2016 | 34 mins read

Session Five: Patriarchy | 7 mins read Why an Unremarkable Racist Enjoyed the Backing of Billionaires (stop reading at “...as it ever was”) | 10 mins read Building connections across decolonization struggles | 14 mins read Anarcha Feminism: The Beginning Of The End Of All Forms Of Oppression |  4 mins read

(optional)  ↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓

Understanding Patriarchy | 35 mins read

Session Six:How to design the commons (or, Elinor Ostrom explained) | 4 mins read The brutal logic of climate change | 16 mins read We broke down what climate change will do, region by region | 19 mins read

(optional)  ↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓ We Are Running Out of Time to Use Failing Strategies Against the Climate Crisis | 14 mins read How to Defeat the Fossil Goliath? | 23 mins read Why Capitalism Loves Disasters | 17 mins read Vox Americana: From Alaska to Louisiana, here are the voices of the new climate ‘normal’ | 22 mins read  The REAL Tragedy of the Commons | 22 mins watch

[transmutationisms]

Since your pfp (and header? I think) are from Humboldt County I would love to hear any and all of your thoughts on that movie

yes it is >:) you have to understand, part of the initial appeal of succession for me was that i thought jeremy strong was such a talented performer and most of his previous roles were so minor. so i have a natural inclination toward humboldt county simply because it's the rare jeremy main role lol.

i also do think it's got some legitimate strengths as a movie. there's a real commitment in the script to teasing open this view of nature as totally alien, powerful, and uncontrollable. i mean rosie's monologue at the bbq always recalled the kantian sublime to me, and in that way it's an echo of all those wide nature shots throughout the film. and then the script suggests that the thing that threatens that type of experience of nature is human intervention: excessive weed farming, ie extracting too much profit from the earth, and the way that recalls rosie talking about terraforming mars. there's some really fascinating (accidental) commentary to be put together here about a group of white settlers, in california, getting too greedy to maintain a 'natural balance' with the land, and the dea being the thing that descends on them as punishment lol. like, the ultimate over-coding of nature and a way of impaling colonialism on its own sword.

anyway love a gay little tragedy. love how no one really makes a decision that's unambiguously right by the end, and the way max's and jack's and charlie's drug use is configured as largely a response to modern alienation, but not in a way that can be neatly 'solved' by humboldt's illusory tranquility. also i do love jeremy's performance, that piss scene, and the way max and peter foil each other. i will say i think they could have done more with the tragedy of max's daughter at the very end lol, and also there are some first-time filmmaker issues, like lack of establishing shots. but yeah it's a precious film to me <3

[fairest]

Americans!

"Americans! With their stupid ideas about love, and their domestic tragedies. How could you bear to listen to them after the worst of wars and the most sweeping of revolutions, the destruction, the death camps, the earth soaked in blood and fumes of cremation still in the air of Europe. What did the personal troubles of Americans amount to? Did they really suffer? The world looked into American faces and said, 'Don’t tell me these cheerful well-to-do people are suffering!'

Still, democratic abundance had its own peculiar difficulties. America was God’s experiment. Many of the old pains of mankind were removed, which made the new pains all the more peculiar and mysterious. America didn’t like special values. Never had a country given people so many toys to play with or sent such highly gifted individuals to the remotest corner of idleness, as close as possible to the frontiers of pain."

— Saul Bellow, from Humboldt's Gift (1975)

[peacetalks]

Plan to combat de-volution

Just a couple of years ago, people were making a pilgrimage to Arcata, and people were out walking and jogging in droves, getting healthy, greeting one another kindly, and then bringing their positively adjusted lives home and leading the people to a brighter, healthier state of life all over Earth. This was inspired by the way the troops inspired a stronger state of mind. Then we got bogged down again. We can lead to better health again. We were rising against a tendency of de-volution--too much time behind desks and steering wheels, too little time exercising and getting sunshine, too much time arguing, Now the news is full of tragedy again, mental health is waning, violence is all too prevalent. We can pull ourselves up by the bootstraps again, all together as a society, It's hard work to motivate sometimes, but it is so worth it, when we see people getting healthy and smiling at one another. We can do this. Exercise and good nature are so much more powerful than any other medicines. Winds and storms and good music and dreams are powerful too. Personally, I went from having all sorts of ailments to having none at all and being able to jog 20 miles or so at a time (e.g., around the whole North Humboldt Bay) without food or water, in my flip-flops. We can do it again. Get outside. Be strong and positive. Know that the nightmarish times will pass as better health sets in everywhere,

[atlanticcanada]

Remembering the Broncos: Moncton man has connection to Humboldt tragedy

Randolph MacLEAN proudly wore green and gold to work Thursday morning in Moncton.

It was his way of reflecting on the five-year anniversary of a tragedy that devastated the community of Humboldt, Sask., and the entire country.

The superintendent and CEO of the Anglophone East School District was the Vice-President of the Humboldt Broncos on April 6, 2018, when a transport truck went through a stop sign and struck a bus carrying the junior hockey team.

Sixteen people died and 13 more were injured. Some badly, even paralyzed.

“I knew everyone of them. I knew everyone of the kids, I knew the coaches,” said MacLEAN.

MacLEAN still vividly remembers hearing the news from another team executive.

“I walked into the gym and I could read it on his face that something was up,” he recalled. “He said, 'There's been an accident,' and I said, 'Well, it's April in Saskatchewan, the bus slid off the road and there was a broken leg and maybe a couple of kids can't make the game,' and he said, 'No, there's been an accident and there's fatalities.”

He says he can walk anyone through from the moment he found about the crash to the next four days.

“To the end of the vigil to the next two weeks after that as I attended 13 funerals in ten days,” said MacLEAN.

Originally from Halifax, MacLEAN moved from Humboldt to Moncton last year to take on a new challenge in the field of education, but it's impossible to leave the Broncos behind.

“I'm proud to know them. They came and put on the jersey and played their hearts out and were proud to be Humboldt Broncos and were great kids and they contributed to our community,” he said.

MacLEAN called Humboldt a tight-knit community that loves sports, especially hockey.

“Saturday night, Friday night, you know the Humboldt Broncos are the only show in town. Of a 7,000-sized community, you'll have 1,500 people at the rink,” he said.

His memory is impeccable.

MacLEAN goes through the entire 2018 roster and makes a comment about each player.

He knows what all the survivors are doing and is still in touch with some of the players' parents.

“We had a horrific event, a horrific tragedy. An accident that occurred that will have their names in each one of their stories ingrained into my mind for perpetuity,“ said MacLEAN.

MacLEAN spoke about the Broncos at an assembly at a Moncton high school Thursday morning.

“That fact that they’re not here provides me a huge sense of sadness and sorrow,” said MacLEAN. “I spoke in front of the whole school at Harrison Trimble today. They’re having green shirt day. In Moncton, New Brunswick. That talks about the impact and the strength of the human spirit.”

A difficult day no doubt, but MacLEAN called it an honour to talk about the Broncos.

from CTV News - Atlantic https://ift.tt/gOtrXSl

[sugarmountainspring]

I believe that the Humboldt Broncos tragedy happened because truckers are just naturally evil btw

These days I drive a lot cus my school is far from my house. And now my arch nemesis is truckers. Not only was it really really annoying when like 3 years ago they sat outside of my house and beeped their horns all day for a week but I'm sick of these dumbfucks thinking they're gonna get to where they're going any faster if they pass other trucks. You're locked at 100kph! I'm doing 130 in the left lane and you're holding me up! So yeah I'm killing truckers now

[mitchmarnertml]

to the humboldt broncos,

it doesn’t feel like a whole year has passed. your loss has changed our lives forever. we hold each other closer now, we extend our love to those we can. we feel your love for hockey and for your team in all of us. we carry that for you.

you have taught us so much this past year, things that we will carry with us for years to come. we are sorry we couldn’t give those years to you.

forever and always in our hearts💚💛

[propicsmedia]

Humboldt Bus Tragedy A Drivers Fate from ProPics Canada Media Ltd on Vimeo.

[justageekwithoutglasses]

These boys were on their way to play the game they love, and so many of their lives were ripped away so quickly. Canada stands with you throughout your recovery from this tragedy, Humboldt.

[welcome-to-zestville]

More pages from the Winnipeg Sun

[transmutationisms]

sorry not about piss or whatever but I need someone to talk about humboldt county with petermax is so real@i'm gonna throw up

no listen humboldt county is literally on constant rotation in my head im like. i think that petermax fundamentally did something to me as a person. like the way that max reenacts his father's death but peter walks away, both from max and from his own father. the way he thinks humboldt is a vacation and max is an escape, and he's wrong on both counts. "don't take it so seriously." "we could get married, you and i." the way you think they're being set up as 'opposites attract' and max fixing peter's problems, but then max's whole deal is actually that he wants to be like peter and he can't and it kills him. the way peter can't choose anyone but he tries to choose max, but he does it wrong because he's still trying to choose la, too. the way humboldt couldn't save charlie and peter couldn't save max but max and humboldt couldn't actually save peter either. rosie's monologue about the storm after charlie's death and the shot where peter smokes weed for the first time and leans back into the sun and his features all get blotted out. they're inherently doomed and they're in love and they never say it or even kiss but you know!!!! you know.

[goalbies]

Just got my Humboldt Broncos t shirt (from Violent Gentlemen Hockey club) and Humboldt Broncos phone case (from Northern Legends). The proceeds from both of these purchases all went directly to the families affected by the April Humboldt Broncos bus crash in which many lives were loss and even more impacted by the tragic crash. The players lost in this crash will forever be in my heart as well as their families. I’m glad I was able to buy something from two different companies that both donated all of their proceeds from these items to the families. Keep on playing wherever you boys are at. Rest In Peace the victims of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash.

[richincolor]

Reawakening Our Ancestor’s Lines and Other AIYLA Titles

When I was in the library the other day, a book cover caught my eye. Somehow I had missed out on this book that was released in 2017. I’m sure I saw the list when it was honored by The American Indian Library Association back in 2020, but I never got my hands on Reawakening Our Ancestors’ Lines: Revitalizing Inuit Traditional Tattooing until this week. It’s a gorgeous book that features Inuit women who are reviving the traditional art of tattooing. The author, Angela Hovak Johnston, learned how to tattoo herself and others and the book shares that journey with others.

For thousands of years, Inuit women practiced the traditional art of tattooing. Created with bone needles and caribou sinew soaked in seal oil or soot, these tattoos were an important tradition for many women, symbols stitched in their skin that connected them to their families and communities.But with the rise of missionaries and residential schools in the North, the tradition of tattooing was almost lost. In 2005, when Angela Hovak Johnston heard that the last Inuk woman tattooed in the traditional way had died, she set out to tattoo herself and learn how to tattoo others. What was at first a personal quest became a project to bring the art of traditional tattooing back to Inuit women across Nunavut, starting in the community of Kugluktuk. Collected in this beautiful book are moving photos and stories from more than two dozen women who participated in Johnston’s project. Together, these women are reawakening their ancestors’ lines and sharing this knowledge with future generations. [publisher summary]

This book is just one of the many that have won or been honored over the years. In case you’ve missed any of the titles, here are a few other YA books that have made the American Indian Youth Literature Award lists:

Apple Skin to the Core by Eric Gansworth (Onandoga)

The term “Apple” is a slur in Native communities across the country. It’s for someone supposedly “red on the outside, white on the inside.” Eric Gansworth is telling his story in Apple (Skin to the Core). The story of his family, of Onondaga among Tuscaroras, of Native folks everywhere. From the horrible legacy of the government boarding schools, to a boy watching his siblings leave and return and leave again, to a young man fighting to be an artist who balances multiple worlds. Eric shatters that slur and reclaims it in verse and prose and imagery that truly lives up to the word heartbreaking.

Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley (Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians)

As a biracial, unenrolled tribal member and the product of a scandal, Daunis Fontaine has never quite fit in—both in her hometown and on the nearby Ojibwe reservation. When her family is struck by tragedy, Daunis puts her dreams on hold to care for her fragile mother. The only bright spot is meeting Jamie, the charming new recruit on her brother’s hockey team.

After Daunis witnesses a shocking murder that thrusts her into a criminal investigation, she agrees to go undercover. But the deceptions—and deaths—keep piling up and soon the threat strikes too close to home. How far will she go to protect her community if it means tearing apart the only world she’s ever known?

Soldiers Unknown by Chag Lowry (Yurok, Maidu and Achumawi)

The graphic novel Soldiers Unknown is a historically accurate World War One story told from the perspective of Native Yurok soldiers. The novel is based on extensive military research and on oral interviews of family members of Yurok WW1 veterans from throughout Humboldt and Del Norte counties. The author Chag Lowry is of Yurok, Maidu, and Achumawi ancestry, and the illustrator Rahsan Ekedal was raised in southern Humboldt. Soldiers Unknown takes place during the battle of the Meuse-Argonne in France in 1918, which is the largest battle in American Army history.

Marrow Thieves and the sequel Hunting by Stars by Cherie Dimaline (Metis Nation of Ontario)

Marrow Thieves – Just when you think you have nothing left to lose, they come for your dreams.

Humanity has nearly destroyed its world through global warming, but now an even greater evil lurks. The Indigenous people of North America are being hunted and harvested for their bone marrow, which carries the key to recovering something the rest of the population has lost: the ability to dream. In this dark world, Frenchie and his companions struggle to survive as they make their way up north to the old lands. For now, survival means staying hidden – but what they don”t know is that one of them holds the secret to defeating the marrow thieves.

Notable Native People: 50 Indigenous Leaders, Dreamers, and Changemakers from Past and Present by Adrienne Keene (Cherokee Nation) and illustrated by Ciara Sana (Chamoru)

An accessible and educational illustrated book profiling 50 notable American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian people, from NBA star Kyrie Irving of the Standing Rock Lakota to Wilma Mankiller, the first female principal chief of the Cherokee Nation.

Celebrate the lives, stories, and contributions of Indigenous artists, activists, scientists, athletes, and other changemakers in this beautifully illustrated collection. From luminaries of the past, like nineteenth-century sculptor Edmonia Lewis--the first Black and Native American female artist to achieve international fame--to contemporary figures like linguist jessie little doe baird, who revived the Wampanoag language, Notable Native People highlights the vital impact Indigenous dreamers and leaders have made on the world.

Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger (Lipan Apache Tribe)

Elatsoe—Ellie for short—lives in an alternate contemporary America shaped by the ancestral magics and knowledge of its Indigenous and immigrant groups. She can raise the spirits of dead animals—most importantly, her ghost dog Kirby. When her beloved cousin dies, all signs point to a car crash, but his ghost tells her otherwise: He was murdered. Who killed him and how did he die? With the help of her family, her best friend Jay, and the memory great, great, great, great, great, great grandmother, Elatsoe, must track down the killer and unravel the mystery of this creepy town and it’s dark past. But will the nefarious townsfolk and a mysterious Doctor stop her before she gets started? A breathtaking debut novel featuring an asexual, Apache teen protagonist, Elatsoe combines mystery, horror, noir, ancestral knowledge, haunting illustrations, fantasy elements, and is one of the most-talked about debuts of the year.

An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States for Young People adapted by Debbie Reese (Nambé Owingeh) and Jean Mendoza from the adult book by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Spanning more than 400 years, this classic bottom-up history examines the legacy of Indigenous peoples' resistance, resilience, and steadfast fight against imperialism.

Going beyond the story of America as a country "discovered" by a few brave men in the "New World," Indigenous human rights advocate Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz reveals the roles that settler colonialism and policies of American Indian genocide played in forming our national identity.

The original academic text is fully adapted by renowned curriculum experts Debbie Reese and Jean Mendoza, for middle-grade and young adult readers to include discussion topics, archival images, original maps, recommendations for further reading, and other materials to encourage students, teachers, and general readers to think critically about their own place in history.

Surviving the City written by Tasha Spillet (Nehiyaw-Trinidadian) and illustrated by Natasha Donovan (Métis Nation of British Columbia)

Tasha Spillett's graphic novel debut, Surviving the City, is a story about womanhood, friendship, colonialism, and the anguish of a missing loved one. Miikwan and Dez are best friends. Miikwan is Anishinaabe; Dez is Inninew. Together, the teens navigate the challenges of growing up in an urban landscape - they're so close, they even completed their Berry Fast together. However, when Dez's grandmother becomes too sick, Dez is told she can't stay with her anymore. With the threat of a group home looming, Dez can't bring herself to go home and disappears. Miikwan is devastated, and the wound of her missing mother resurfaces. Will Dez's community find her before it's too late? Will Miikwan be able to cope if they don't?

To learn about even more books that have received this award, be sure to check out the AILA page.