The Clan Mothers reveal secrets

such as getting more in touch with our bodies

and to the enemy shores of Siberia

WHEREAS her birth signaled the responsibility as mother to teach what it is to be Lakota therein the question: What did I know about being Lakota

These are the stories that make us who we are

from unincorporated territory [hacha] spirituality The Clan Mothers reveal secretsfrom unincorporated territory [hacha] is the first book of native Chamorro poet Craig Santos Perezs ongoing series about his homeland, the Western Pacific Island of Guhan (Guam). Perez weaves avant garde, eco poetic, indigenous, documentary, multilingual, and abstract expressionist modes to tell the complex story of Guams people, culture, history, politics, and ecologies. Since its original publication in 2008, [hacha] has received positive reviews,