State Indian Museum SHP -- Native Literature - Meet the Authors! -- November 10, 2012

Park: State Indian Museum

What: Native Literature Showcase -- Meet the Authors!

Where: State Indian Museum; 2618 K Street, Sacramento

When: Saturday, November 10, 2012

Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Cost: Free with Museum admission: $3 for adults, $2 for youths ages 6-17 and free for children five and under

For Info: 916-324-8112 or www.parks.ca.gov/indianmuseum

In honor of Native American Heritage Month, the State Indian Museum is proud to host an impressive line-up of America's Native literary greats for a special Native Literature Showcase. Special guests will participate in mini-lectures and book signings that are offered every half hour from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The special guest authors include the following: Beverly Ortiz, After the First Full Moon in April; Beverly Ogle, Whisper of the Maidu; Albert Hurtado, Indian Survival on the California Frontier; Alicia Funk, Living Wild - Gardening, Cooking, and Healing With Native Plants; Brendan Lindsay, Murder State: California's Native American Genocide, 1846-1873; William Bauer, We Were All Like Migrant Workers Here; Alison Owings, Indian Voices - Listening to Native Americans; James Sandos, Converting California - Indians and Franciscans in the Missions; Olympic Gold Medalist Billy Mills, Lessons of a Lakota; and Justin Farmer, Basketry Plants Used by Western American Indians. For more information about this event or other activities happening at the State Indian Museum, call 916-324-8112 or visit www.parks.ca.gov/indianmuseum.

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