Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Dedication v
3. Content Warning vii
4. Abstract Life Me xi
5. Contents xiii
6. Foreword xvii
7. Preface xxxi
8. Prologue 1
9. Part I: Nōhkom and Nimosōm
10. Life Was Good 9
11. The Queen Bee 14
12. No Tears 23
13. Pregnant Means Kissing 31
14. Part II: Learn the Good and Leave the Bad
15. Meet the Queen 43
16. Going to School 51
17. The Little Red Child 56
18. Part III: Where Is Home?
19. Freckles Be Gone 69
20. The Cousins 77
21. Who Am I? 80
22. My Heart and Soul Shattered 89
23. The Connection 94
24. Part IV: No Quick Fix
25. No Love Here 103
26. Get Your Horses 116
27. What Happened in Vegas Didn’t Stay There 130
28. Part V: The Claim
29. The Process 149
30. They All Leave 162
31. Genocide Got My Brother 165
32. No One Talks About It 169
33. My Life in the Colonizer’s Hands 175
34. Part VI: When Will It End?
35. “Model A” Myrtle 187
36. The List 195
37. We Are Royalty Too 203
38. Discussion Questions 213
39. Acknowledgements 231
40. About the Author 235