Join us for a Heart & Hand Book Talk with Dina Gilio-Whitaker, author of “All the Real Indians Died Off”: And 20 Other Myths About Native Americans and As Long as Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice from Colonization to Standing Rock. Dina is a member of the Colville Confederated Tribes and a lecturer of American Indian Studies at California State University San Marcos. Her work explores the intersection of environmentalism and American Indians, including an examination of the role of Native women in activism, American Indians and sports, and decolonization.
In addition to her work as an academic, Dina is a journalist who has written for publications like Indian Country Today, the Los Angeles Times, and High Country News. She has also been involved in film projects, both in front of the camera and behind in advisory and educational roles, including Raoul Peck’s Peabody Award winning, HBO docuseries Exterminate All the Brutes; Nia Tero’s Reciprocity Project, and Thomas Rigler’s Emmy Award winning California Coast: Within Sight, Scent and Sound of the Ocean, and numerous others.
Register now and join us for a dynamic conversation in celebration of National Native American, American Indian, and Alaskan Native Heritage Month.
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