Eagle Heart Sisters + Piper Perabo: Warrior Princesses Strike Back

828 Broadway,New York NY 10003

31 January, 2023

Description

Join us for an in-person event with Lakota activist, author and producer Sarah Eagle Heart, and counselor, and advocate, Emma Eagle Heart-White, for a discussion of their new memoir Warrior Princesses Strike Back. Joining the Eagle Heart sisters in conversation is actor and Golden Globe nominee, Piper Perabo. This event will be hosted in the Strand Book Store's 3rd floor Rare Book Room at 828 Broadway on 12th Street. Can’t make the event? Purchase a signed copy of Warrior Princesses Strike Back here. STRAND IN-PERSON EVENT COVID-19 POLICY: All patrons may be required to provide proof of vaccination and/or wear a mask *per the author’s discretion. An email will be sent to all attendees 24 hours prior to the event with updated vaccination and masking requirements. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Interspersing personal memoir with radical notions of self-help and collective recovery, Warrior Princesses Strike Back focuses how Indigenous activist strategies can be a crucial roadmap for contemporary truth and healing. Pine Ridge Indian Reservation is home to the original people of this land, yet it is also one of the poorest communities in America. Through intimate and vulnerable memoir, Lakota twin sisters Sarah Eagle Heart and Emma Eagle Heart-White recount growing up on the reservation and overcoming enormous odds, first as teenaged girls in a majority-white high school, and then battling bias in their professional careers. Woven throughout are self-help strategies centering women of color, that combine marginalized histories, psychological research on trauma, and perspectives on “decolonial therapy.” Through the lens of Indigenous activism, the Eagle Hearts explore the possibility of healing intergenerational and personal trauma by focusing traditional strategies of reciprocity, acknowledgement, and collectivism. “Eye-opening and intense, this penetrating memoir will inspire.” —Publishers Weekly “Poignant, raw, and filled with compassion, Warrior Princesses Strike Back gives us an essential look into the historical and contemporary lives of Lakhota women. The Eagle Hearts have written a love letter to their younger selves and to Indigenous women everywhere—a sacred gift to help the world collectively heal.” —Mark Ruffalo, actor “The Eagle Heart twins share an eye-opening memoir about what it’s like growing up on an Indian reservation in the present day. The brave Lakȟóta sisters, supported by the wisdom and strength of their community, give readers an intimate and inspiring look into the women who are leading the struggle to heal. This book will make you look at America with fresh eyes.” —Piper Perabo, actor and activist Sarah Eagle Heart (Waŋblí Šiná Wíŋyaŋ, Eagle Shawl Woman), Oglála Lakota, is an Emmy Award–winning social justice storyteller, entrepreneur, and philanthropic leader. Sarah cofounded Zuyá Entertainment to create multi-platform stories based on her unique worldview infused by her Lakota culture. Ms. Eagle Heart co-founded Return to the Heart Foundation to support innovative Indigenous women–led projects for climate justice, narrative change, civic engagement, healing, and restorative and regenerative development. Prior to this role she served as CEO of Native Americans in Philanthropy. Ms. Eagle Heart holds an B.S. in Mass Communications and a B.S. in American Indian Studies from Black Hills State University, as well as an M.B.A. from the University of Phoenix. She is also an exclusive public speaker with the American Program Bureau. She is based in Los Angeles, California and Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota. Emma Eagle Heart–White (Wanbli Wiyaka Win, Eagle Feather Woman), Oglala Lakota, is a survivor, counselor, and advocate. She has been employed as a psychotherapist, domestic-abuse advocate, and youth advocate for the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin. She served as adjunct staff at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, teaching domestic violence classes to undergraduate students. She holds a Masters of Arts in Counseling with a Community emphasis from Lakeland College. Piper Perabo is a Golden Globe nominated film, tv and theater actor. Beyond her work in acting, she is an advocate for the International Rescue Committee, which supports refugees around the world displaced by climate and conflict. She is also a board member of Vote Run Lead, which trains women to run for elected office. She can currently be seen on Yellowstone and Billions.