The Fire

The FireThis story is a fictionalized account of the Great Fire of 1918 based on a 1973 interview of Elizabeth (Betty) Gurno, a Fond du Lac Reservation elder. Betty was a little girl when the fire swept the area. The Fire of 1918 destroyed the city of Cloquet, Minnesota and surrounding communities, including the Fond du Lac Reservation, and resulted in the loss of many lives.

Van Camp includes stories from Elders whose wisdom influenced him

beautifully illuminating along the way many profound truths about the human spirit

replacing the blood quantum criteria with lineal descent

and pepper whose tonic and healing properties are less widely known

especially the Beatles

open-minded Minneapolis liberals

The text was written by the 2014-2015 fourth and fifth grade Tlingit Culture

He develops Crazy Horse's biography "as a story-teller would" and intersperses his narrative with interpretive essays that expand upon aspects of the wider historical setting

Joan must find a way to uncover the truth and remind Reverend Wolff who he really is

Paul uncovered a trove of candid images and began to post these on social media

and caves—tales that honor the spirit of all living things

the creator spirit-being of Ojibway legend