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She is the author of \"Touch the Pen,\" published in the \u003cem\u003eArticles of a Treaty\u003c\/em\u003e, \"The Sunflower,\" published in \u003cem\u003eThe Gift\u003c\/em\u003e, and \"These Men,\" published in \u003cem\u003eNavigating Narratives\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Corps of Discovery in Teton Territory.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHolding great respect for Uŋčí Makhá (Grandmother Earth), Tracy is passionate about saving the rainforests, indigenous homelands, and endangered species. She resides on treaty land in the sacred Black Hills.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrator Amé Myles\u003c\/strong\u003e is an enrolled member of the Spirit Lake Dakota Tribe of North Dakota. She is a mixed-media artist who has been creating art in various forms since childhood. Self-taught, she works with a variety of materials including watercolors, ink, colored pencils and natural fibers with a focus on portraiture and the human form. 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