The Way the Dust Clings

In the years leading up to the 1830s Indian Removal, a young Indigenous woman named Tayinaka flees with her newborn child-conceived through a brutal assault-across a ravaged Southern landscape. Haunted by loss and hunted by soldiers, she seeks refuge and survival.

Separated from her cousin Innette in the chaos of soldiers' attacks, Tayinaka must continue alone through a landscape scarred by violence and betrayal. She embarks on a dangerous journey to reach a promised boat to freedom, her new...