Terese Marie Mailhot

Terese Marie Mailhot is the bestselling author of the memoir Heart Berries.

I Rejected the Native Grieving Ceremonies My Mother Taught Me When She Died. But Losing Friends During the Pandemic Changed That

I cut a fistful of hair over the bathroom sink in tears. This is how our pe...

I cut a fistful of hair over the bathroom sink in tears. This is how our people have mourned for generations. Nlaka’pamux women, my mother taught me, would cut their hair. They swallowed a spoonful...