Tucson Festival of Books

Indigenous Voices and Stories of Resilience


Resilience to maintain well-being in the face of trauma and adversity have long been essential to the lives of Indigenous children. Three Indigenous authors share stories of Ojibwe, Cherokee, and Cree children who face the continuing trauma of residential schools and missing Indigenous women but are sustained by loving families and cultural traditions.


Panelists
Violet Duncan

Violet Duncan is Plains Cree and Taino from Kehewin Cree Nation. As an accomplished author, educator, dancer and storyteller, she has toured nationally and internationally, promoting wellness and cultural education....

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Dawn Quigley

Dawn Quigley is a citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe, North Dakota. She is the author of the award-winning Jo Jo Makoons series and the YA novel, "Apple in the Middle." She is an education university faculty member and a former K–12 reading and English teacher, as well as an Indian Education program codirector....

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Ginger Reno

Ginger Reno has always been a writer—it just took a while for her to figure that out. Her first clue should’ve been her family always calling her “the wordy one.” An enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation, her desire to learn about Cherokee history and culture has naturally spilled over into her writing....

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Books:
Buffalo Dreamer
Violet Duncan
Children
Penguin Young Readers Group
August 2024
ISBN 9780593624814
128 pages

Find Her
Ginger Reno
Children
Holiday House
October 2024
ISBN 9780823454808
224 pages

Red Bird Danced
Dawn Quigley
Children
HarperCollins Publishers
June 2024
ISBN 9780063223622
176 pages