“a song over miskwaa rapids” is from bois forte citizen linda legarde grover. recently. >> it's identify fourth fiction book and they most -- they center around a fictional reservation and band in northern minnesota. it's fictional, but it's very much like -- it's very much like the lands that my family is from, bois forte and also grand portage in fan due lack. so it's like that, but it's fiction. >> sure, it is. [ laughter ] >> you must have modeled the characters on some folks you know or stories you heard? [ laughter ] >> you know, david troyer has a book that i admire it's a novel called "prudence." and so somebody asked him too, because it's set in walker, minnesota and they are saying, you know, what part here is really happened and stuff and he said, i made it all up. [ laughter ] >> birds have a lot of symbolism in all native cultures, right? and for you guys, mig see is one of those, but the robin seems to be the messenger in your book. tell me about the robin. >> the robin takes care of stories of old stories. and so communicates them to the, you kno

“a song over miskwaa rapids” is from bois forte citizen linda legarde grover. recently. >> it's identify fourth fiction book and they most -- they center around a fictional reservation and band in northern minnesota. it's fictional, but it's very much like -- it's very much like the lands that my family is from, bois forte and also grand portage in fan due lack. so it's like that, but it's fiction. >> sure, it is. [ laughter ] >> you must have modeled the characters on some folks you know or stories you heard? [ laughter ] >> you know, david troyer has a book that i admire it's a novel called "prudence." and so somebody asked him too, because it's set in walker, minnesota and they are saying, you know, what part here is really happened and stuff and he said, i made it all up. [ laughter ] >> birds have a lot of symbolism in all native cultures, right? and for you guys, mig see is one of those, but the robin seems to be the messenger in your book. tell me about the robin. >> the robin takes care of stories of old stories. and so communicates them to the, you kno