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Aquina: The Ways of Our Clan by Ryan Michael — front cover
FROM THE WORLD OF INDIGO · NOVEMBER 1, 2026

AQUINA

The Ways of Our Clan

ᎠᏈᎾAQUINA — MY NEPHEW

Aquina: The Ways of Our Clan is a beautifully illustrated collection of wisdom inspired by Yona Equa, the Cherokee warrior from Ryan Michael's historical novel Indigo: A Warrior's Burden.

PAPERBACK · $15.99 KINDLE · $5.99 32 PAGES · FULL COLOR · 7 × 10 IN
THE BOOK

Imagined as Yona's final teachings to his beloved nephews, this 32-page, full-color keepsake explores courage, loyalty, faith, sacrifice, brotherhood, leadership, and the quiet choices that define our character.

Rooted in the author's Christian faith, Aquina is a heartfelt tribute to fatherhood, family, and the responsibility of passing wisdom from one generation to the next.

A meaningful gift for Christmas, birthdays, graduations, or life's important milestones, Aquina is meant to be given to a son, nephew, student, or anyone whose life you have the privilege of guiding. A special inscription page allows you to personalize your gift, transforming it into a lasting keepsake.

More than a book to read, Aquina is an invitation to begin a family tradition—one in which wisdom is shared, love is remembered, and each generation carries something meaningful forward.

A man's voice may fall silent. What he gives to those he loves can speak for generations.

Inside the Book

EACH LESSON IS ALSO A POSTER
Two Wolves

Two Wolves

POSTER · FROM $20
Carry Your Cross

Carry Your Cross

POSTER · FROM $20
Friendship, Loyalty and Brotherhood

Friendship, Loyalty and Brotherhood

POSTER · FROM $20
Fatherhood

Fatherhood

POSTER · FROM $20
Change Your Tune

Change Your Tune

POSTER · FROM $20
Carry It Forward

Carry It Forward

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SEE ALL 26 LESSONS
Indigo: A Warrior's Burden — cover
MEET YONA EQUA

Indigo: A Warrior's Burden

The novel behind the lessons. A young Cherokee hunter in a world beginning to fracture, set in the southern Appalachians during the most violent decades of colonial expansion.