Mary TallMountain (1918-1994) was a poet and storyteller of mixed Scotch-Irish and Koyukon ancestry. Her works deal with the interplay of Christianity with indigenous beliefs and the difficulties of her own life. After her mother died she was adopted by a white couple where she faced prejudice among whites. It is also alleged that her adoptive father molested her. Hence struggle and healing are common in her work.

The Last Wolf

The last wolf hurried toward me through the ruined city and I heard his baying echoes down the steep smashed warrens

Soogha

Soogha eldest brother I never knew, the people gave you new clothes. In spring they honored men

A Dream of Rodney King

All we have in this country are police and women. You can't complain to the police because they might

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