Angeline Boulley, citizen of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, joins host Jennifer Robin on the 97th episode of Red Hoop Talk to chat about the power of stories to heal, educate, and protect culture. Born into a family of storytellers, Angeline has spent her career in Native education and now brings that lived experience into her work as a bestselling author. Her novels reflect not only Ojibwe lifeways in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, but also the realities of Native youth navigating identity, justice, and survival.

Her debut, Firekeeper’s Daughter, was an instant #1 New York Times Bestseller and earned multiple awards, including the Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature. She followed up with Warrior Girl Unearthed in 2023, a high-stakes thriller about reclaiming stolen history. ...