Cekpa: A Memoir in Beaded Essays Seneca At age six

At age six

is struggling to feel connected to his family and his identity

It's a book you can't put down

when the U

personal experiences

Cekpa: A Memoir in Beaded Essays Seneca At age sixFor Leah Altman, growing up as an adoptee outside of her culture meant growing up without her cekpa, the Lakota connection to family and homeland. Now an adult, Leah departs her life in Portland, Oregon, to seek out her birth family and reconnect to her heritage each chapter of her journey a bead in this literary cekpa crafted for her own children. Born "Baby Girl Blackfeather," Leah Altman was separated from her birth family through placement by the