Indigenous authors and illustrators are taking the lead in telling stories that reflect family and tribal histories through an Indigenous lens. This increase in representations and authorship is a significant shift in the field that matters in the lives of readers.
| Where: | Education Room 351 (Seats 46, Wheelchair accessible)    |
| When: | Sat, Mar 14, 4:00 pm - 4:55 pm |
| Signing area: | Signing Area - Children (following presentation)
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| Genre: | Children |
| Moderator: | LaCher Pacheco |
Steph Littlebird is an artist, author, curator and enrolled member of Oregon's Grand Ronde Confederated Tribes. Littlebird is known for her vibrant graphic imagery combining the traditional styles of her Indigenous ancestors with contemporary illustration aesthetics....
Carole Lindstrom is the author of The New York Times bestselling and Caldecott Award winning "We Are Water Protectors," "My Powerful Hair," "Autumn Peltier," and "Water Warrior." Her two new books are "Red River Rose" and "The Gift of the Great Buffalo....
S.D. Nelson, of Norse and American Indian heritage, is an enrolled member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. He is the award winning author and illustrator of celebrated books, including “Black Elk’s Vision,” “The Star People,” and “Crazy Horse and Custer: Born Enemies....
Pasha Westbrook, a multiracial writer and a Chickasaw and Choctaw Freedmen descendant, is the author of "Braided Roots." Westbrook lives among the Arizona cacti with her husband and three beautiful boys....
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