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Northwest Passages Book Club - Sasha LaPointe in conversation with Emma Noyes
Book release date: March 8, 2022
Named a Most Anticipated Book of the Year by Nylon, Electric Lit, Ms., BookPage and the Millions
"Set against a backdrop of the breathtaking beauty of Coast Salish ancestral land and imbued with the universal spirit of punk, 'Red Paint' is ultimately a story of the ways we learn to find our true selves while fighting for our right to claim a place of our own. Examining what it means to be vulnerable in love and in art, Sasha offers up an unblinking reckoning with personal traumas amplified by the collective personal traumas of colonialism and genocide that continue to haunt Native peoples. 'Red Paint' is an intersectional autobiography of lineage, resilience and, above all, the ability to heal." — Shelf Unbound
Details
- Date/Time
- March 29, 2022, 7 p.m.
- Venue
- 1019 W. First Avenue, Spokane WA 99201
Additional Info
Praise for "Red Paint: The Ancestral Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk":
"As luminous as the morning sun over the fir forests, 'Red Paint' is a story of where strength takes us. Sasha LaPointe goes looking to the past to help heal from terrible traumas, finding inspiration in her ancestors, the Salish people. This is a book destined to be a classic. Read it." — Rene Denfeld, bestselling author of "The Child Finder," "The Butterfly Girl" and featured Northwest Passages author in 2019.
Sasha LaPointe is a Coast Salish author from the Nooksack and Upper Skagit Indian tribes. She received a double MFA in Creative Nonfiction and Poetry from the Institute of American Indian Arts.
Joining LaPointe in conversation is Emma Noyes, who is from the Sinixt band of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. An artist, researcher and educator living and working in Spokane, Noyes book "Baby Speaks Salish" was published by local press Scablands Books in 2020.
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