Native Waters

"In this fevered, surreal setting, Stouff places his characters...the cover is quite well done, colorful and evocative of Native American culture...for those interested in a perspective rooted in a unique culture, Stouff’s book is a good choice." -- Greg Langley, The Advocate, Baton Rouge, Review of Chasing Thunderbirds

'Chasing Thunderbirds' a collection of short fiction by Roger Emile Stouff, and with illustrations by Gary Drinkwater, is now available! Read an excerpt from the collection.	Roger Emile Stouff's memoirs of growing up Native American, fishing ancestral waters in wooden boats and learning the lessons of both, "Native Waters" is available from fine booksellers online and some retailers! Read an excerpt from the sequel-in-the-works, "The Way of Memory."
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About the Author: Roger Emile Stouff is the son of Nicholas Leonard Stouff Jr., last chief of the Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana, and Lydia Marie Gaudet Stouff. He has been a journalist for 25 years and author of the award-winning column "From the Other Side" in the St. Mary and Franklin Banner-Tribune. "Native Waters: A Few Moments In A Small Wooden Boat" is part autobiography, part historical retrospective of his people, and part outdoorsman memoirs. He currently resides on the Chitimacha reservation.