Commonwealth Acoma voices from Indian Country convey

voices from Indian Country convey the insidious impacts of the Indian Reorganization Act confronting the existential and pragmatic questions facing many Native Nations to determine who is--and who is not--a citizen

The nation

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you will immerse yourself in timeless teachings that illuminate the way to interconnectedness and interdependence

For a long time

Commonwealth Acoma voices from Indian Country conveyOne Sunday afternoon in Southern California, Bert Cousins shows up at Franny Keating's christening party uninvited. Before evening falls, he has kissed Franny's mother, Beverly thus setting in motion the dissolution of their marriages and the joining of two families. Spanning five decades, Commonwealth explores how this chance encounter reverberates through the lives of the four parents and six children involved. Spending summers together in Virginia,