[nativestudies-l] Joseph Bruchac at UConn, Storrs April 10th

[Theo Van Alst]

*The Edwin Way Teale Lecture Series on Nature & the Environment presents*



*The Heartbeat of Our Mother***

Joseph Bruchac, Storyteller and Writer

Thursday, April 10, 2008, 4:00 PM

Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, Konover Auditorium

University of Connecticut, Storrs



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.



His poems, articles and stories have appeared in over 500 publications, from
*American Poetry Review*, *Cricket *and* Aboriginal Voices *to *National
Geographic*, *Parabola* and *Smithsonian Magazine*. He has authored more
than 70 books for adults and children, including* The First
Strawberries*, *Keepers
of the Earth* (co-authored with Michael Caduto), *Tell Me a Tale*, *When the
Chenoo Howls* (co-authored with his son, James), and such novels as *Dawn
Land*, *The Waters Between*, *Arrow Over the Door* and *The Heart of a Chief
*. Forthcoming titles include *Squanto's Journey*, *Sacajawea*, an
historical novel, *Crazy* *Horse's Vision*, and *Pushing Up The Sky*, a
collection of plays for children.



*The lectures are open to the public and do not require registration.*

*For additional information please call 486-4500 or visit
http://www.lib.uconn.edu/online/research/speclib/ASC/events/teale/teale.htm*



*The Edwin Way Teale Lecture Series brings leading scholars and scientists
to*

*the University of Connecticut to present public lectures on nature and the
environment.*


-- 
Theo. Van Alst
Coordinator
Native American Cultural Society Office
University of Connecticut
860-486-9755
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