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<P align=center>The Edwin Way Teale Lecture Series on Nature & the
Environment presents</P></B></I></FONT><FONT color=#008080 size=4>
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<P align=center>The Heartbeat of Our Mother</P></FONT><FONT
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<P align=center>Joseph Bruchac, Storyteller and Writer</P>
<P align=center>Thursday, April 10, 2008, 4:00 PM</P>
<P align=center>Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, Konover Auditorium</P>
<P align=center>University of Connecticut, Storrs</P></FONT><FONT color=#008080>
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<P align=center>As a professional teller of the traditional tales of the
Adirondacks and the Native peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands, Joseph Bruchac
has performed widely in Europe and throughout the United States and has been
featured at such events as the British Storytelling Festival and the National
Storytelling Festival. He has been a storyteller-in-residence for Native
American organizations and schools throughout the continent, including the
Institute of Alaska Native Arts and the Onondaga Nation School.</P>
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<P align=center>His poems, articles and stories have appeared in over 500
publications, from <I>American Poetry Review</I>, <I>Cricket </I>and<I>
Aboriginal Voices </I>to <I>National Geographic</I>, <I>Parabola</I> and
<I>Smithsonian Magazine</I>. He has authored more than 70 books for adults and
children, including<I> The First Strawberries</I>, <I>Keepers of the Earth</I>
(co-authored with Michael Caduto), <I>Tell Me a Tale</I>, <I>When the Chenoo
Howls</I> (co-authored with his son, James), and such novels as <I>Dawn
Land</I>, <I>The Waters Between</I>, <I>Arrow Over the Door</I> and <I>The Heart
of a Chief</I>. Forthcoming titles include <I>Squanto's Journey</I>,
<I>Sacajawea</I>, an historical novel, <I>Crazy</I> <I>Horse's Vision</I>, and
<I>Pushing Up The Sky</I>, a collection of plays for children.</P>
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<P align=center>The lectures are open to the public and do not require
registration.</P>
<P align=center>For additional information please call 486-4500 or visit
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<P align=center>The Edwin Way Teale Lecture Series brings leading scholars and
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