June 18
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7:00 pm
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8:00 pm
EDT
Long before the first Europeans set foot on Turtle Island, Indigenous people shared and recorded their stories and histories. In a conversation moderated by scholar
Joseph M. Pierce (Cherokee), novelists
Eliana Ramage (Cherokee) and
Greg Sarris (Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria), along with historian
Linford D. Fisher, will consider Native literature from cultural, anthropological, and fictional perspectives. As many commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the authors will offer a clear-eyed examination of America’s past while celebrating Indigenous presents and futures.
This panel will bring together Fisher’s rich account of the long history of Indigenous enslavement and land dispossession; Ramage’s and Sarris’s fictional depictions of a Depression-era shape-shifter and a modern-day aspiring Cherokee astronaut, respectively; and Pierce’s theorization of future worlds and imaginaries that illuminate Indigenous thought and practice. A book signing will follow the event.
Cost
$30 or less
RSVP / Tickets
Advance RSVP Required / Recommended, Advance Tickets Required / Recommended and Limited Availability
Artistic Discipline / Area(s) of Activity
Literature
Kid/Family Friendliness
Appropriate for Teens and Older
Neighborhood (Event Location)
Downtown Brooklyn, Fort Greene and Online/Virtual/Streaming
