21st-Century Meditation

Editorial note: Warrior Trout has been selected as the winning artwork entry for the twenty-fifth anniversary Returning the Gift conference (October 8–11, 2017), which will coincide with Indigenous Peoples’ Day at the University of Oklahoma.

Kim Shuck is a poet and bead artist. She is the oldest daughter of Tsalagi and Goral families. Her poems can be found in packets of coffee, many literature periodicals, both online and paper, and in the pockets and notebooks of students. Her most recent book is Clouds Running In.