The Grass Dancer

Told through a chain of linked short stories, each narrated by a different character, this book traces the history of a single Native community across roughly 120 years. It begins in the 1860s and carries the reader forward to the 1980s, offering a series of glimpses into the people's everyday lives over that span.

Because every story shifts to a new voice, the collection builds a picture of the whole tribe rather than following one protagonist. The stories move through generations, so the same community is seen at different moments in its long history.