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SATNOV 14
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Author TalksTalks & LecturesKids & FamilyCultural Heritage
NAHM Celebrating Native Stories: Author Michaela Goade
The whole family is invited for a joyful and informative discussion with picture book artist & author Michaela Goade. Michaela's beautiful, award-winning artwork for the picture book Berry Song inspired the immersive early childhood space at East County Library, merging literacy, play, art, and connection with nature.
SATNOV 14
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Arts & MediaCultural HeritageBilingual EventsTalks & LecturesFolk
NAHM Celebrating Native Stories with Karen Kitchen
Join Karen Kitchen (Osage) as she shares traditional stories and songs showcasing the diversity and beauty of Native American tribes and cultures. All are invited and welcomed to sit in the circle of community to listen, laugh, sing and celebrate Native ways of knowing. Stories will be told in English, while songs are sung in Native languages.
Karen Kitchen is an enrolled citizen of the Osage Nation of Oklahoma.
Join Karen Kitchen (Osage) as she shares traditional stories and songs showcasing the diversity and beauty of Native American tribes and cultures. All are invited and welcomed to sit in the circle of community to listen, laugh, sing and celebrate Native ways of knowing. Stories will be told in English, while songs are sung in Native languages. Karen Kitchen is an enrolled citizen of the Osage Nation of Oklahoma.
SATNOV 14
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Cultural HeritageGamesArts & MediaWorkshops
NAHM Celebrating Native Stories and Traditional Native Games
Join community artist, teacher, and storyteller Drea to learn Native Games and explore the healing power of play! Andrea Robideau (Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate; White Earth Nation Anishinaabe and Lipan Apache) is a local educator and frequent presenter at the library.
SATNOV 21
4:00 PM – 5:40 PM
Cultural HeritageTalks & LecturesDocumentariesTeens
NAHM: "Native Wisdom" Screening with Tim Burgess
Experience "Native Wisdom: The Peoples of Eastern Oregon," produced by Wisdom of the Elders, with a discussion led by Paiute/Shoshone artist, photographer, writer, musician and videographer Timothy Keenan Burgess. This thought provoking, illuminating film brings the foundational stories of the Pacific Northwest to the forefront of past, present, and future. A discussion will follow. Suitable for teenagers and older.
WEDDEC 16
3:00 PM – 3:45 PM
Cultural HeritageDanceFolkWorld Music
Caminos del Ande / Andean Trails
Viaje a las montañas de los Andes y la tierra del Tahuantinsuyo en la América precolombina. Será una bella representación del mundo andino, desde los tiempos precolombinos al período colonial, llena de música y bailes inspirados en la cultura quechua.
WEDDEC 30
5:30 PM – 6:15 PM
StorytimesBooksCultural HeritageUnder 5Learning & Tech
Black Family Storytime: Winter Joy for the Soul
Celebrating African & African American heritage, joy, and culture this winter season! Children from birth to age 6 (with their favorite adults/family members) will have fun with a winter themed book, songs, and movement activities in a positive, affirming environment that centers Black joy. Black Storytime builds language and literacy skills your child needs to be ready for kindergarten!