Blackfeet from the Hills of Kentucky

By Shirley Staggs

Blackfeet from the Kentucky Hills is a richly woven tale of heritage, healing, and the quiet power of carrying a name with pride.
Junia and Cain Colter grew up between two worlds-born a part of Eli Colter's stubborn grit and the deep-rooted Blackfeet traditions of his mother Hasha, his grandmother "Maw and his grandfather Paw". In the hills of Kentucky, where secrets travel faster than the wind through the hollers, Cain spent his younger years running from the name that shaped him. When a tattered notebook of herbal remedies and family wisdom lands in his hands, he begins to understand his feelings of not belonging in a family with strong female leadership. He begins a journey back-into the kitchen where generations before him boiled leaves, bark, and memory into medicine. From tinctures for rest, to balms for birth, from smoke bundles that clear more than air to a starch recipe that presses pride into cloth, Junia and Cain learn that legacy isn't in the bloodlines of females alone-it's in the work of hands and hard work, choosing the stories you choose to keep alive. His grandmothers and mother's creations travel from the ridge to small-town shops and beyond, Cain finds himself not chasing escape but building a life that honors both sides of his lineage, keeping the history alive. Lyrical, intimate, and grounded in the rhythms of Appalachian life, Blackfeet from the Kentucky Hills is a novelette about reclaiming identity, healing wounds, and finding strength in the unbroken lines of those who came before.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FLXSPDKR
• ISBN13: 9798297400689
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 142 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"