1666: A Novel Gratefulness Symbolism in Indigenous Arts and

Symbolism in Indigenous Arts and Culture) is part of a set of 32-page books produced by Red Line Editorial for Beech Street Books and edited by Marie Pearson

she gradually lets herself be led by her destiny

As summer draws to an end

With the family’s annual bonfire approaching—an occasion marking both the Cherokee National Holiday and Ray-Ray’s death

mother of five boys

1666: A Novel Gratefulness Symbolism in Indigenous Arts andLora Chilton is a member of the Patawomeck Indian Tribe of Virginia. She tells the story of her people and their unlikely survival due to the courage of three Patawomeck women. As a part of the process, she interviewed tribal elders, researched colonial documents and studied the Patawomeck language. 1666: A Novel is the imagined story of the Indigenous Patawomeck women who lived through the decimation of their tribe in the summer of 1666. Told in