Book Beginning: Grandma Says: Wake Up, World!

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I remember how hard it was when I was a child growing up because in those times, in Lincoln County, there was signs on restaurants and different places where Indians and dogs weren't allowed.

-- Grandma Says: Wake Up, World! by Taowhywee, Agnes Baker Pilgrim, published by Blackstone Publishing. This is a collection of the "wisdom, wit, advice, and stories of 'Grandma Aggie'" the oldest living member of the Takelma Tribe of Oregon.

Agnes Baker Pilgrim is a Native American spiritual elder who lives in Grants Pass, Oregon. She is honored as a "Living Treasure" by the Confederated Tribes of Siletz and the Oregon Council of the Arts calls her a "Living Cultural Legend."

"Grandma Aggie" here speaks in her own voice, telling the stories of her childhood and her tribe, and discussing contemporary issues. The audiobook is part of Blackstone Audio's The Legacy Of The First Nation, Voices of a Generation Series.

Grandma Says: Wake Up, World! is available in paperback, and also in a Kindle edition, although the audiobook recording Agnes Baker Pilgrim's own voice is the best way to experience this work.