Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe Presents ‘Thunder Song: Essays’
Join the Native Pathways Program in hosting Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe (Nooksack/Upper Skagit), author of the award-winning memoir, Red Paint. The author will be doing a short reading, interview with Dr. Dawn Barron, and short Q & A, followed by an open mic.
When: doors at 6 p.m., event starts at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 4
Where: House of Welcome
Cost: $5-20 donation (proceeds benefit the Native Pathways Program Student Governance)
From the authors website (http://sasha-lapointe.com/):
“Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe is from the Upper Skagit and Nooksack Indian Tribe. Native to the Pacific Northwest, she draws inspiration from her coastal heritage as well as her life in the city. She writes with a focus on trauma and resilience, ranging topics from PTSD, sexual violence, the work her great grandmother did for the Lushootseed language revitalization, to loud basement punk shows and what it means to grow up mixed heritage. With strange obsessions revolving around Twin Peaks, the Seattle music scene, and Coast Salish Salmon Ceremonies, Sasha explores her own truth of Indigenous identity in the Coast Salish territory.
Her collection of essays Thunder Song: Essays was released on March 5, 2024.”
