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Historic Change: Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Zitkála-Šá
October 2024 We’re thrilled to co-host an official quarter release celebration for Yankton Sioux author, musician, and political activist Zitkála-Šá on October 24! Join us at the Salt Lake City Main Library for an inspiring program with speakers, a short film, and a performance from the Sun Dance Opera she co-composed while living in Utah. Find […]Read More
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Better Days 2020 Reading Club – Week 8 – Our Democracy and the American Indian
May 11, 2020 A warm welcome back to Better Days 2020 Reading Club! Last week we dove into the 1913 Women’s Suffrage Parade; this week, we turn to Indigenous activists’ fight for political legitimacy. The Nineteenth Amendment was ratified in 1920, but many women and men were still ineligible to vote due to racist and […]Read More