Join this presentation from our colleagues at Northern Lights multitype library system!
Join Denise Lajimodiere, Citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, as She Discusses Her Books
May 5th from 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Via Zoom Link Below
Join Denise Lajimodiere, citizen of the Turtle Mountain band of Chippewa Indians, as she discusses some of her many books:
- Josie Dances
- Stringing Rosaries
- His Feathers Were Chains
- Dragonfly Dance
- Thunderbird Poems
- Bitter Tears
First and foremost, Denise is a poet. Her poems are beautifully written with compassion, insight, and a sorrow. Through her work, we come to understand the joy of loving relationships and the deep anguish experienced by beloved family members and friends growing up as Native Americans. Denise sensitively characterizes stories of the Anishinaabe people she loves. Her poetry opens one’s heart to the timeless voices of art.
Denise Lajimodiere is a true artist. Exquisitely museum quality, Denise’s birch bark biting art is practiced by few in North America. She reintroduced jingle dancing to Turtle Mountain and has won numerous prizes over her fifty-five years of Pow Wow dancing. The beadwork on her many jingle dresses is her own.
While poetry and art are critically represented in Denise Lajimodiere’s work, she is a scholar and academic. Denise holds a doctorate from the University of North Dakota and taught graduate courses in Educational Leadership at North Dakota State University for many years. She was a principal and educator. Most recently, Dr. Lajimodiere has been interviewed by over 100 news organizations worldwide for her acclaimed title, Stringing Roseries (2019), which brings to light the atrocities experienced by a generation of Native American children attending boarding schools across the United States. Stringing Roseries displays the first map of boarding schools as of 2019.
Please join us for Dr. Lajimodiere’s insightful talk on May 5th. There will be 3 continuing education credits for all attending.
Everyone is welcome.
Topic: Denise Lajimodiere Presentation
Time: May 5, 2023 03:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
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Meeting ID: 976 7381 2138