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.
Where: | Education Room 353 (Seats 92, Wheelchair accessible) ![]() ![]() ![]() |
When: | Sat, Mar 15, 4:00 pm - 4:55 pm |
Signing area: | Signing Area - Children (following presentation)
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Genre: | Children |
Moderator: | LaCher Pacheco |
Sponsor: | Session made possible courtesy of Helios Education Foundation |
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....
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....
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....