We are pleased to announce the following confirmed participants:
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Joy Harjo (Mvskogee/Creek), three-term US Poet Laureate
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Diane Wilson (Dakota), Novelist and Memoirist
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Denise Lajimodiere (Turtle Mountain Chippewa), North Dakota Poet Laureate
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Heid Erdrich (Turtle Mountain Chippewa), Minneapolis Poet Laureate
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Carrie Lowry Schuettpelz (Lumbee), Author
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Chris La Tray (Little Shell Chippewa), Montana Poet Laureate
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Sasha taqwšÉ™blu LaPointe (Upper Skagit and Nooksack Indian Tribe), Author
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John Isaiah Pepion (Blackfeet), Ledger Artist
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James Vukelich Kaagegaabaw (Ojibwe), Author and Linguist
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Carrie Moran McCleary (Little Shell Chippewa), Plains Soul artist
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Mariah Gladstone (Blackfeet, Cherokee), Author, Founder & CEO of Indigikitchen
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Aspen Decker (Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes), Artist and Linguist
...with more to be announced soon!
Schedule coming soon, which includes:
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Indigenous artists, writers, entrepreneurs
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Culture and language discussion
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Art exhibit
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Vendor market
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And more!
Free and open to the public, we aim to ensure accessibility and broad community engagement.
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This initiative is a collaborative effort between Chickadee Community Services, the Missoula Public Library, and the Montana state poet laureate.
For questions, please click the button or email us directly ipmt@chickadeecs.org.
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