My Ancestors Are Reindeer Herders and I Am Melting In Extinction

<p><strong>In <em>My Ancestors are Reindeer Herders and I am Melting in Extinction</em> Ron Riekki presents a collection of non-fiction short stories and poetry about the Karelian- and Saami-American experience. </strong></p><p>In true nomadic fashion his writing takes the reader to Kuusamo Utah Berkeley the Upper Peninsula of Michigan Lake Mohave Yosemite Karelia and a hazmat facility where all the animals on site have been forgotten.</p><p> </p><p>A mix of Anselm Hollo Gregory Orr Eric Torgersen and Nils-Aslak Valkeapää Riekki’s writing forces the Saami-American voice to be heard a voice that some might not even realize exists. It does. Furiously.</p>