5.0
challenging emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

**Thank you to NetGalley, author Traci Sorell, and Charlesbridge for the eARC of this book in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own.**

This is a powerfully moving collection of words that brings the stories of American Indigenous voices together. The story commences in a classroom with background information about how the land and rights of Native Nations were stripped away by unfair and broken treaties, and the story ends with a powerful illustration of the children in the classroom each presenting a poster on one of the twelve topics. 

The structure of each presentation is consistent and powerful. Beginning with the child's name, followed by the term and an explanation of how that term impacted Native Nations. Beautiful illustrations complement the story and make the voices of each presenter come to life. 

The repetitious use of "We are still here." can shake the ground, and I hope that it does. This book is powerful, and I hope that I, and other librarians, will be able to use this book in the future to educate and change our society.