2010

Indigenous Writers from Canada, Mexico, US
Mar 31, 2010, 19:00

Trilateral Reading: Indigenous Writers from Canada, Mexico, the U.S.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at 7:00 PM

Speakers: Joseph Bruchac, Carmen Boullosa, Drew Hayden Taylor, and Natalia Toledo

Three writers of indigenous heritage—Bruchac (U.S.A., of Abenaki and Slovak descent; author of March Toward the Thunder), Taylor (Canada, of Ojiibway descent; author of Me, Sexy), and Toledo (Mexico, of Zapotec descent; author of Ca gunaa gubidxa, ca gunaa guiiba’ risaca / Mujeres de sol, mujeres de oro)—will read from their respective literature, in Abenaki, English, Spanish, and Zapotec, as well as participate in a discussion that will explore themes related to indigenous/First Nations culture in the Americas. Novelist Carmen Boullosa (El complot de los románticos, Café Gijón prize, 2008) will moderate the conversation. Miriam Ayres will interpret for Natalia Toledo.