Sue Kesler

Haw Kola Sue Kesler

Haw Kola, a Lakota Fall is a story of 1860 Minnesota. The book deals with hot button topics they faced then which still are facing us in the twenty-first century. Related from a teenager's viewpoint, the story describes the experience of one family of Minnesota settlers who became friends with a nearby Lakota family. The book touches on racial prejudice, minority profiling, bullying, victimization, and the special friendship between teens living in different cultures. When the green of the local Indian agent causes an uprising, the local Lakota chief comes to the family farm to warn them to go to the white man's fort. Haw Kola, a Sioux greeting for "Hello, my friend," is a morality tale for Middle and High School age readers illustrates difficult concepts in an age appropriate fashion. Karma in pioneer days.