| Hosted by | New Haven Museum |
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| Details | In the first event in Connecticut related to the “Dawnland Voices” project, a panel representing various tribes among the five recognized in Connecticut will be moderated by Siohban Senier, associate professor at the University of New Hampshire, who edits the online publication “Dawnland Voices.” The event will be hosted by the New Haven Museum in partnership with the International Festival of Arts & Ideas. To attend go to: https://www.artidea.org/event/2021/4467. The discussion was designed to inform a deeper understanding of contemporary indigenous culture and the living writers who represent its diversity and strength. The event was coordinated with input from West Haven resident Ruth Torres, co-editor of the Schaghticoke section in the print edition of “Dawnland Voices.” The anthology project, “calls attention to the little-known but extraordinarily rich literary traditions of New England’s Native Americans…from the earliest petroglyphs and petitions to contemporary stories and hip-hop poetry.” The event will be streamed live on Facebook Live, YouTube, Twitch and the Festival’s Virtual Stage, and will be recorded and archived for later viewing. The Indigenous Writers of CT Panel Discussion panel is one of several events relating to New Haven’s 2021 selection for the NEA Big Read, “An American Sunrise,” by writer, musician, and current Poet Laureate of the United States, Joy Harjo, a member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. “An American Sunrise” revisits the homeland from which Harjo’s ancestors were uprooted in 1830 as a result of the Indian Removal Act. An initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest, the NEA Big Read broadens our understanding of our world, our communities, and ourselves through the joy of sharing a good book. |
| Admission | FREE |
| Virtual Meeting | |
| More Info | info link |