The Ethics of Now with Diane Wilson

Fri Oct 03 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm UTC-04:00

Durham Arts Council | Durham

Kenan Institute for Ethics
Publisher/HostKenan Institute for Ethics
The Ethics of Now with Diane Wilson
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Join the Kenan Institute for Ethics and host Adriane Lentz-Smith for a conversation with novelist and memoirist Diane Wilson on food sovereignty, storytelling, and cultural recovery.
Diane Wilson (Dakota) is a writer, educator, and environmental advocate. Her recent novel, “The Seed Keeper,” weaves together the voices of four women to craft a sweeping portrait of a Dakota family over several generations, The Seed Keeper” is a beautifully told exploration of reawakening, of remembering our original relationship to the seeds and, through them, to our ancestors.
Wilson’s memoir, “Spirit Car: Journey to a Dakota Past” won a 2006 Minnesota Book Award and was selected for the 2012 One Minneapolis One Read program. Her 2011 nonfiction book, “Beloved Child: A Dakota Way of Life” was awarded the 2012 Barbara Sudler Award from History Colorado. Her most recent essays — which explore seed advocacy, food sovereignty, social justice, and cultural recovery — have been featured in acclaimed anthologies.
Wilson is the former Executive Director for the Native American Food Sovereignty Alliance, a national coalition of tribes and organizations working to support food sovereignty, and Dream of Wild Health, a Native-led farm. Wilson is a Mdewakanton descendent, enrolled on the Rosebud Reservation. She lives near the St. Croix River in Minnesota, where she cares for an Indigenous seed garden, native perennials for pollinators, and a Tamarack bog.
This event is part of the The Ethics of Now, a series of conversations between Duke historian Adriane Lentz-Smith and a range of artists, advocates, and authors whose works explore the moral challenges of our time.
This event takes place at the Durham Arts Council. A reception and book signing will follow the event. Copies of “The Seed Keeper” will be available for purchase, courtesy of the Regulator Bookshop.
Please be advised that seating for this event is first come, first served.
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Durham Arts Council, 114 Morris St, Durham, NC 27701-3230, United States

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