When the Shadbush Blooms Author:Carla Messinger, Susan Katz In warm and glowing paintings, two Native American girls from different times--the past and the present--live through the seasons, side by side, in the warm embrace of their families. The past is nearly 400 years ago, when the Lenape people lived a traditional life barely touched by European traders. The present is contemporary America, ... more »as the Lenape continue to adapt to a changing world but remain close to the land and to each other.« less