"House of Good Hope, A Promise for a Broken City," is a story about going back to that which produced you. Rarely have I seen such understanding about why people return to the places that they grew up, even when those places have little left to offer. On Monday Michael Downs treated AIJI students to readings from his book, which has just been published.
Often the reality that Native Americans return to reservations, which seeminly offer little, is spoken of and questioned. A read of this book will give an idea as to why this circumstance persists.
