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Community Living Room - Karen Smith, Dine Poet & Storyteller In-Person

All things Flagstaff and Colorado Plateau. Kind of like a visit to a neighbor's house to hear about their vacation--but different!

July: Dine poet & storyteller, Karen Smith

In Karen's words:

Ya'ateeh', shi eh' Karen Smith, yiniish'yee
Too'dii'chii'nii nishlii'; Too' tsoh'nii daa' shii chei
Hello, my name is Karen Smith
my maternal clan is Bitterwater and my maternal grandfather clan is Bigwater
I am blessed to call these sacred and holy Ancestral migration pathways and homeland right here at the base of Dine's western protector mother, Dookoosliid, Home.  I am grateful and honored to be asked to share some experiences, stories and writings that have been shaped by my Indigeneity so that I can stand with my True self without the historical and generational shame and traumas resulting from the life denying internalized colonial and conquesting white supremacist and paternalistic racism.  It is a true honor to not just write these words but then to say them aloud.  I not only healing myself but my beloved Ancestry as well.

 

Every 3rd Wednesday of the month @ 6 PM at the Northwest Corner of the Downtown Library. All ages welcome.

 

Date:
Wednesday, July 20, 2022 Show more dates
Time:
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Time Zone:
Arizona Time (change)
Location:
Special Location
Library:
Downtown Library
Audience:
  Adults  

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