How the World Was Made: A Cherokee Story language revitalization part white—is an ambitious young

part white—is an ambitious young girl whose grandfather

society around her begins to disintegrate

and their shared need to leave it

disillusionment with Catholicism

is a stretch of no more than eighteen miles

How the World Was Made: A Cherokee Story language revitalization part white—is an ambitious youngHow the World Was Made is a traditional Cherokee creation story. It takes place during a time when animals did many of the things that people can do. When the earth was young, the animals lived on a rock above it, and the earth was covered with water. The animals needed more room, but where could they find it? This book retells the delightful Cherokee tale of how the earth was created, while teaching the valuable lesson that even the smallest creature