Discuss the transformative power of literature and food sovereignty work in creating positive change.
Join us for a conversation with author Diane Wilson and indigenous agriculturalist Spring Alaska Schreiner at Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts & Agriculture
Renowned author of The Seed Keeper, Diane Wilson (Dakota), and founder/CEO of Sakari Farms, Upingaksraq Spring Alaska Schreiner, will discuss the transformative power of literature and food sovereignty work in creating positive change.
This event is free and open to the public. Space is limited so registration is required.
More about the Speakers:
Diane Wilson is a Dakota writer, educator, and bog steward who has published five award-winning books as well as numerous essays. Her novel, The Seed Keeper, received the 2022 Minnesota Book Award for Fiction, and her memoir, Spirit Car: Journey to a Dakota Past, won a 2006 Minnesota Book Award. Wilson is enrolled on the Rosebud Reservation.
Spring Alaska Scheriner (Upingaksraq, "the time when the ice breaks") is the owner/CEO and principal ecologist-native agriculturalist of Sakari Farms. She is Inupiaq Alaskan Native, an enrolled member and shareholder of the Chugach Alaska Native Corporation, and a member of the Valdez Native Tribe. Her accomplishments include the 2019 NASDA Women Farm to Food Award, the 2021 Na’ahlee Tribal Fellowship, the 2022 Ecotrust Indigenous Leadership Award, and the 2023 Central Oregon Environmental Center Sustainability Award. She is also the creator of the 2023 PNW Tribal Agricultural Guide and the producer of the native film "Recreation of Life." Schreiner contributes to the IAC, Export Food Program, ISKN, PNW Food Sovereignty Coalition, and many other regional policy-based boards and committees.
Questions? Contact lizg@deschuteslibrary.org
AGE GROUP: | Adult |
EVENT TYPE: | Adult Program |
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