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An inspiring story of determination and grit . . .
Where Birds Land
by Mary Ruth Barnes
Genre: Native American Women’s Fiction
An inspiring story of determination and grit . . .
Ella McSwain is a Chickasaw woman raising her family amidst evolving turmoil within the
budding state of Oklahoma. After Ella is left with an unusable plot of land, she finds herself
fighting for her family’s rightful allotment. Faced with crooked businessmen, land grifters, and
grueling court battles, can she summon the strength to persevere against all odds?
In this stand-alone companion to Little Bird, Mary Ruth Barnes crafts an engaging family saga
that spans from Indian Territory to Oklahoma statehood against the backdrop of the state’s
changing landscape.
Book Links:
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTBQ3561/
B&N: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/where-birds-land-mary-ruth-
barnes/1147562641?ean=9781952397493
Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/books/where-birds-land-by-mary-ruth-barnes
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/235693553-where-birds-land
About the Author
Mary Ruth Barnes graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree from North Carolina State with high honors and a Master’s Degree from Montana State. After college, Barnes taught high school and college English, Art and Computer Science for 14 years. Barnes has received numerous awards for her art and writing on the state and national level from 2011-2022. Barnes recently published her first novel “Little Bird” with the Chickasaw Press about her great-great-Grandmother’s journey in Indian Territory. “Little Bird” won two 2022 Ippy awards, receiving gold for the cover design and silver for best Midwest regional fiction. Barnes is extremely active in her community through Rotary (a member since 1996), P.E.O. (Philanthropic Educational Organization), and Kappa Kappa Gamma Alumni Association. She is also a current member of
the National Watercolor Society.
In 2022, Barnes was inducted into the Chickasaw Hall of Fame and Capitol Hill High School Hall of Fame for leadership in her community. She also won the 2022 “55 Over 55 Inspiring Oklahomans” award for making a difference in the lives of others. In 2019, Barnes won the Women in the Arts Recognition award from the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. And in 2015, Barnes was selected as the Chickasaw Dynamic Woman of the year.
Barnes has had many short stories and watercolors featured in several issues of the journal of Chickasaw History and Culture, Ishtunowa. She was also honored as a Chickasaw Artist in the July 2015 issue of the Distinctly Oklahoma magazine. Her story of inspiration leading to painting and drawing was featured in a book by Allison Fields, Chickasaw Artisans. In 2017, Barnes was selected for the registry of Native American Artists located at the Heard Museum in Scottsdale, AZ. While traveling and vacationing in South Texas with her art, Barnes was interviewed and featured in the RV Wheel Life Magazine for the 2017 issue. Barnes retired from a career as the Director of Planned Giving for American Cancer Society in 2017, where she raised over 35 million dollars for cancer research. Her artwork “Fight of Hope” is currently featured in the Cancer Journal of Native American Research and is on display in the surgery waiting room of the
Chickasaw Nation Medical Center. Her watercolors can also be found at several locations across the State of Oklahoma, including the Artesian and the Welcome Center located in Davis.
She has been a long-time equestrian, Barnes and her husband, Mike live on a ranch in south central Oklahoma. They have two sons, Wiley and Selby Barnes, and six grandchildren. Both sons work for the Chickasaw Nation. Mrs. Barnes enjoys traveling with her husband in retirement.
Author Links
Website: https://maryruthbarnes.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chickasawauthor
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maryruthbarnes1/
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Mary-Ruth-Barnes/author/B0BBXPWGPP
Giveaway
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Oct 3
Kickoff at Silver Dagger Book Tours
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The Library of Erana
Books1987
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Oct 4
Chapters Through Life
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Oct 5
The Book Junkie Reads . . .
Craving Lovely Books
Scrupulous Dreams
Oct 6
What Is That Book About
Sarandipity’s
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☼ A Place In The Spotlight ☼ with M.C.V. EGAN
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Oct 7
Sarcastically Yours, Jen
Haley Cavanagh Books
C.A.Milson
Girl with Pen
Stormy Nights Reviewing & Bloggin’
Oct 8
M.C.V. EGAN ❧Defining Ways❧
Country Mamas With Kids
Inside the Insanity
My beauty my books
Queen of Randomness
Oct 9
Anna del C. Dye official page
Ellwyn’s Blog
Book Reviews by the Reluctant Retiree
The Bookshelf Fairy
Painting With Words
Oct 10
Sandra’s Book Club
Tina Donahue Books – Heat with Heart
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