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Art Coulson

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Art Coulson is a writer, editor and storyteller who served as the first executive director of the Wilma Mankiller Foundation in the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, after a 25-year career in journalism.
Art’s first children’s book, The Creator’s Game: A Story of Baaga’adowe/Lacrosse (Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2013), told of the deep spiritual and cultural connections of American Indian people to the sport of lacrosse. His second book, Unstoppable: How Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Defeated the Army, was published by Capstone in 2018. His latest book, an expanded version of his earlier middle grade The Reluctant Storyteller, was published by Benchmark Education in 2020, with two bonus stories and all new artwork.
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	Unstoppable: How Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team Defeated Army by Art Coulson (Goodreads Author), Nick Hardcastle (Illustrations) 3.94 avg rating — 98 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Creator's Game: A Story of Baaga'adowe/Lacrosse by Art Coulson (Goodreads Author), Robert Desjarlait (Illustrations) 4.06 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Reluctant Storyteller by Art Coulson (Goodreads Author), Hvresse Christie Blair Tiger (Illustrator) 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Look, Grandma! Ni, Elisi! 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lure of the Lake by Art Coulson (Goodreads Author), Gregor Forster (Illustrations) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Trophy Buck by Art Coulson (Goodreads Author), Johanna Tarkela (Illustrations) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids by Cynthia Leitich Smith (Editor/Contributor), Joseph Bruchac (Contributor), Art Coulson (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.28 avg rating — 384 ratings — published 2021 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Creator's Game, Cherokee Style

Cherokee Stickball

From my favorite newspaper, The Cherokee Phoenix:

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – More than 60 children played in a stickball tournament hosted by the United Keetoowah Band on July 18 at the UKB Cultural Grounds.

UKB Cultural Director Wesley Procter said the tournament was a first for a local youth stickball league.

“I hope it makes a good impact within the 14-county jurisdiction. We have three (teams) and 20 (

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