Ochumar Takes On the Black Snake

In this contemporary folk tale, the two-spirit s/hero Ochumaré the Rainbow Serpent is summoned by the triple goddesses of the Americas and comes to the defense of Water in the fight against the Black Snake. Inspired by the real events of 2016 at the Standing Rock Reservation protest of the Dakota Access Pipeline, scholar of U.S. myth and culture, Dr. Kat Williams, imagines the unseen forces at play in these historic events. Mni Wiconi, Water is Life. Original illustrations by José Anguiano. Ochumaré Takes On the Black Snake is the first story in the forthcoming series: New Myths for the New Paradigm.