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𝗩𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗗𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗼 𝗗𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗿, 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗲𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝘄𝗵𝗼’𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆-𝗿𝘂𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘆.The Heard Museum gratefully welcomes Violet Duncan (author, educator, dancer, matriarch) for a read aloud and book signing of her newly released youth novel, Buffalo Dreamer. Violet will read a portion of the novel, discuss her inspiration, and provide guests with the opportunity to get their very own signed copy!
This engagement is being offered to commemorate and honor the Day of Remembrance for U.S. Indian Boarding Schools or 𝗢𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗿𝘁 𝗗𝗮𝘆.
𝗢𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗿𝘁 𝗗𝗮𝘆 is observed on Sept 30 in Canada and the U.S. to honor and remember the Indigenous children who were taken from their families and placed in residential schools. The orange shirt symbolizes the stripping away of Indigenous identity and culture. It originated from the story of Phyllis (Jack) Webstad, a survivor of the residential school system. The orange shirt now serves as a powerful reminder of the experiences of children like Phyllis and the broader injustices faced by Indigenous peoples across Turtle Island.
Books & More will be open for the duration of the event so make sure to grab your copy and check out additional books from Violet as well as other influential Indigenous authors. Heard Museum Members receive a 10% discount at Books & More.
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𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿
Violet Duncan is Plains Cree and Taino from Kehewin Cree Nation. She has toured nationally and internationally as an author, educator, dancer, and storyteller, and facilitates workshops to promote spiritual wellness and cultural education across the US, Canada, and Europe. After becoming a mother of four and seeing the need for Native representation in literature, she wrote three picture books: I Am Native, When We Dance, and Let’s Hoop Dance! She is currently the Indigenous Cultural Advisor at the Tempe Center for the Arts, where she aims to create space for a permanent program of Indigenous performance and practice. She lives in Mesa, Arizona.
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