With Pen & Feather

This is a work of friendship, of sharing. We decided to join together in an effort to write something that was a bridge of thoughts and ideas. That allowed each of us to express what we feel, have felt and experienced. The words we wrote hold a special meaning to us, they are part of us and come from within. We included poems and stories. Stories are how things and events are handed down--it is oral history and the means by which history was preserved amongst the Tribes. Your journey through this book will see us speak of love, emotion, of messages, feelings and a concern for this planet earth (Mother Earth). It is a message of mixed cultural thoughts, an expression of our Native American and non-native cultures. We hope you enjoy your journey with us. We hope to connect with you through our words and thoughts expressed by our writings. If one person sees the meaning and love that life holds, our work will have stood for something good.Gerhardt, Ruth Naphas is the author of 'With Pen & Feather ' with ISBN 9781424118748 and ISBN 1424118743.