Saint Kateri Tekakwitha (Ess) (Encounter the Saints (Paperback))

Uncover the "sunshine" of a Mohawk-Algonquin girl who experiences loss ostracism and religious persecution yet courageously holds on to her faith. Perfect for ages 9-12 this 31st volume in the Encounter the Saints series familiarizes children with the first Native American woman to be declared a saint. Her life story is set within colonialism that brought undesirable consequences and tribal tensions that intensified with the arrival of Christian missionaries.