Book Launch: Tammi’ tetevini, “Ne Hakannai Kimmakkante?”

Inspired by a University of Nevada class project for Human Development and Family Science, this bilingual edition book of Western Shoshoni and English explores Indigenous survivance, language, and storytelling through the lenses of ontology and epistemology.

Evening to include:

• A discussion on the significance of the work
• Moderated Q&A session
• A reading from “Tammi’ tetevini, “Ne Hakannai Kimmakkante?”
• Book signing - copies will be available for purchase

Antoinette Cavanaugh is currently a PhD candidate in the Human Development and Family Science program in the College of Education here at UNR. She was born in Owyhee, Nevada and is a member of the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation where she spent most of her youth. She holds a BA in Secondary Education from Boise State University. She earned an MA in Educational Leadership & Higher Education and an MS In Human Development and Family Science both from University of Nevada, Reno. Upon her return to graduate school in 2023, she was named a Dean’s Graduate Fellow when she returned to work on her PhD.

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Wells Fargo Auditorium, Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center, 1664 North Virginia Street, Reno, United States

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