Sky Watched

This poetry collection traces several generations of one Minnesota Ojibwe family, moving through the tribe's history from the time of creation to the present day. Grover writes from many viewpoints: young children, grown adults, elders, students sent to Indian boarding schools, and traditional storytellers. The Manidoog, the unseen beings present in everyday life, also have a voice. The poems draw on Ojibwe oral tradition and are written in both English and Ojibwe. They are not translations, since each poem uses both languages.

The author sets out to keep Ojibwe ways of seeing the world and the tribe's endurance alive by recording family stories and historical events in verse. Some critics have compared the collection to the epic traditions of other cultures.