Becoming Story: A Memoir - Book Launch with Greg Sarris

51 Tamal Vista Boulevard,Corte Madera CA 94925

03 April, 2022

Description

Greg Sarris will discuss his memoir, Becoming Story: A Journey among Seasons, Places, Trees, and Ancestors at Book Passage, Corte Madera. Greg Sarris will discuss his memoir, Becoming Story (Heyday/April 5, 2022), with Steve Wasserman, publisher of Heyday. We will begin the afternoon at 3 PM with hors d'oeuvres, then will gather inside Book Passage for a lively discussion between Greg Sarris and Steve Wasserman, with appearances via video from some VIP guests from Greg's life. The discussion will be followed by a Q&A and a book signing. his is a free event. Please observe Marin County COVID-19 restrictions. ____ Greg Sarris is currently serving his fifteenth term as Chairman of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria. His activism has been a force in securing Native rights, and today he is one of the most influential Native leaders in the nation. He holds the Graton Rancheria Endowed Chair in Creative Writing and Native American Studies at Sonoma State University, and his books are esteemed alongside those of Louise Erdrich and Stephen Graham. He is also a playwright, screenwriter, and TV producer. Greg lives and works in Sonoma County, California. A gently powerful memoir, Becoming Story is a master class in the art of belonging to the place where you live. What does it mean to be truly connected to the place you call home—to walk where innumerable generations of your ancestors have walked? And what does it mean when you dedicate your life to making that connection even deeper? Moving between his childhood and the present day, Sarris creates a kaleidoscopic narrative about the forces that shaped his early years and his eventual work as a tribal leader.