TASIAWELANU AND THE HEALING BLANKET is a story about the powerful bond between a grandson and his grandmother, and adapting to change. Tsia is an elementary aged boy, who moves from Santa Fe, New Mexico to New York City. Tsia is Iroquois. He has warm chestnut skin, long black hair, and a very long name that's hard to pronounce. He feels out of place, and can't make friends. His grandmother visits from Santa Fe, and everything changes.