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We are pleased to announce the following confirmed participants:
- Joy Harjo (Mvskogee/Creek), three-term US Poet Laureate
- Diane Wilson (Dakota), Novelist and Memoirist
- Denise Lajimodiere (Turtle Mountain Chippewa), North Dakota Poet Laureate
- Supaman (Apsáalooke), Hip-hop Artist
- Carrie Lowry Schuettpelz (Lumbee), Author
- Chris La Tray (Little Shell Chippewa), Montana Poet Laureate
- Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe (Upper Skagit and Nooksack Indian Tribe), Author
- John Isaiah Pepion (Blackfeet), Ledger Artist
- James Vukelich Kaagegaabaw (Ojibwe), Author and Linguist
- Carrie Moran McCleary (Little Shell Chippewa), Plains Soul artist
- Shadow Devereaux (Blackfeet, Salish), Hip-hop artist
- Mariah Gladstone (Blackfeet, Cherokee), Author, Founder & CEO of Indigikitchen
- Aspen Decker (Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes), Artist and Linguist
...with more to be announced soon!
Schedule coming soon, which includes:
- First Friday art exhibit
- Indigenous artists, writers, entrepreneurs
- Culture and language discussion
- Vendor market
And more!
Free and open to the public, we aim to ensure accessibility and broad community engagement.
This initiative is a collaborative effort between Chickadee Community Services and the Missoula Public Library.
