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But what all these legends hold in common is the certainty that whistling at night can cause evil spirits to appear--and even follow you home

The family invites their neighbors to join in the feast

the animal totems and their responsibilities

A Council of Dolls rice These conversations both inform andThe long awaited, profoundly moving, and unforgettable new novel from PEN Award winning Native American author Mona Susan Power, spanning three generations of Yanktonai Dakota women from the 19th century to the present day. From the mid century metropolis of Chicago to the windswept ancestral lands of the Dakota people, to the bleak and brutal Indian boarding schools, A Council of Dolls is the story of three women, told in part through the stories of