Growing up on the Leech Lake Indian Reservation in Northern Minnesota, Annie lived in a home lled with voices made of thunder and nothing could stop it. Her parents were brilliant people individually. Her father was a singer and musician, and her mother an artist and poet. Each of her parents taught Annie the beautiful things they knew. They showed her that she carried their gifts in her hands too…
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