Meet Oscar Hokeah author of "Calling For A Blanket Dance"

130 Summit Avenue,Greensboro NC 27401

23 September, 2022

Description

Join us for this special presentation. A light continental breakfast will be served at 8:30am. Books will be available for purchase. A book signing will follow Mr Hokeah 's presentation. about the book Told in a series of voices, "Calling for a Blanket Dance" takes us into the life of Ever Geimausaddle through the perspectives of his family as they face myriad obstacles. His father’s injury at the hands of corrupt police, his mother's struggle to hold on to her job and care for her husband, the constant resettlement of the family, and the legacy of centuries of injustice all intensify Ever’s bottled-up rage. Meanwhile, all of Ever’s relatives have ideas about who he is and who he should be. How will this young man visualize a place for himself when the world hasn’t given him a place to start with? Honest, heartbreaking, and ultimately uplifting, "Calling for a Blanket Dance" is the story of how Ever Geimausaddle found his way to home. about the author Oscar Hokeah is a citizen of Cherokee Nation and the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma from his mother's side and has Mexican heritage through his father. He holds an MA in English with a concentration in Native American Literature from the University of Oklahoma, as well as a BFA in Creative Writing from the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA), with a minor in Indigenous Liberal Studies. He is a recipient of the Truman Capote Scholarship Award through IAIA and is also a winner of the Native Writer Award through the Taos Summer Writers Conference. His short stories have been published in South Dakota Review, American Short Fiction, Yellow Medicine Review, Surreal South, and Red Ink Magazine. He works with Indian Child Welfare in Tahlequah.