The Naming of Aki Swinomish Taffa offers a sharp and

Taffa offers a sharp and thought-provoking historical analysis laced with humor and heart

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Andrew Needham

Lumbee people themselves have constructed their identity in layers that tie together kin and place

The Naming of Aki Swinomish Taffa offers a sharp andThis retelling of a traditional story celebrates what First Human and First Wolf see, taste, hear, smell, and touch as they wander aki, the earth, to be the namers of things. The story begins: "In the time soon after the creation, Nimaamaa Aki, Mother Earth, was new and without names, so the Creator called upon First Human to walk upon aki, earth, and name all things." First Human sets off on a journey that will take him to every corner of aki and