Phillip Joe Plays Waila: Tohono O'Odham Dance Music creation stories Experience the perilous era of

Experience the perilous era of the Pemmican Wars and the events that lead to the Battle of Seven Oaks

Though virtually forgotten today

thousands of Native Americans died under the federal government's auspices

the novel asks searing questions about bystander culture

Phillip Joe Plays Waila: Tohono O'Odham Dance Music creation stories Experience the perilous era ofThis lyrical and joyously illustrated bilingual book celebrates waila (why la) dance music, a blend of Polish, German, Mexican dance music unique to the Tohono O'odham Nation in southern Arizona. As explained by protagonist Philip Joe, "waila music really gets you moving." He learned as a child to play the multiple instruments that blend to create the fast moving, upbeat rhythms that are a part of every community piast (celebration) and continues to