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Art Coulson

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in Honolulu, Hawaii, The United States

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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. He is the author of The Creator’s Game: A Story of Baaga’adowe/Lacrosse, Unstoppable: How Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Defeated the Army, The Reluctant Storyteller, Lure of the Lake, Trophy Buck and Look, Grandma! Ni, Elisi!. ...more

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	Look, Grandma! Ni, Elisi! by Art Coulson (Goodreads Author), Madelyn Goodnight (Illustrator) 4.02 avg rating — 170 ratings — published 2021 — 6 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
	Unstoppable: How Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Defeated the Army (Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Picture Books) by Art Coulson (Goodreads Author), Nick Hardcastle (Illustrator) 3.94 avg rating — 158 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
	All the Stars in the Sky by Art Coulson (Goodreads Author), Winona Nelson (Goodreads Author) (illustrator) 4.27 avg rating — 78 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
	The Creator's Game: A Story of Baaga’adowe/Lacrosse by Art Coulson (Goodreads Author), Robert Desjarlait (Illustrations) 3.97 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2013 — 5 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), Art 4.36 avg rating — 22 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 Reluctant Storyteller by Art Coulson (Goodreads Author), Hvresse Christie Blair Tiger (Illustrator) 4.38 avg rating — 21 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
	Chasing Bigfoot by Art Coulson (Goodreads Author), Frank Buffalo Hyde (Illustrator) 4.14 avg rating — 21 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
	Fishing on Thin Ice by Art Coulson (Goodreads Author), Johanna Tarkela (Illustrator) 4.06 avg rating — 17 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
	Pheasant Hunting Firsts 4.33 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Trophy Buck by Art Coulson (Goodreads Author), Johanna Tarkela (Illustrator) 4.45 avg rating — 11 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

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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 (