
NEA Big Read Events
Over 25 talks, workshops, and other events
Celebrating Indigenous literary arts and culture across the Valley, the NEA Big Read: Phoenix features over 25 talks, workshops, performances, art exhibitions, book clubs, and other virtual events inspired by The Round House by Louise Erdrich in February and March 2021, focusing on community archiving, family history, MMIWG, and more. Highlights and features include:
- Bring Them Home: An Evening Dedicated to Missing Indigenous Peoples with new work from keynote speaker Layli Long Soldier, whose debut collection WHEREAS was a finalist for the National Book Award on March 26.
- Evening Song: A Conversation on Diné Womenhood and Storytelling with Navajo Nation Poets Laureate Luci Tapahonso and Laura Tohe with ASU Professor Dr. Amanda R. Tachine (curated by award-winning poet Jake Skeets) on February 27.
- Special workshops with the Labriola National American Indian Center that use storytelling, community archiving, creative writing, and zines as a way to honor and preserve Indigenous family history starting February 13.
- Where We Stand: The Ethics and Impacts of Indigenous Land Recognitions with Dr. David Martinez, Dr. Felicia Mitchell, and ASU Librarian Alex Soto on March 17
- Only the Beginning: Arizona's Study Committee on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) with updates and reflections from Representative Jennifer Jermaine, April Ignacio, Debbie Nez Manuel, and Dr. Traci Morris on March 19
- Dispatches from the Field: Student Archivists and BIPOC Memory with the Labriola National American Indian Data Center and the Community Driven Archives Initiative at ASU Library on March 9
- Bił Náni’eeł: An Ekphrastic Writing Workshop on the Heard Museum with poet and Emerging Diné Writers Institute Director Manny Loely on March 13
NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.
Keep reading to find events and activities with the NEA Big Read: Phoenix. You can also meet our partners or learn more about The Round House by Louise Erdrich.
Ready to start reading? Borrow a copy of The Round House in print, digital, or audio formats through the Phoenix Public Library or enter our book giveaway at http://piper.asu.edu/nea-big-read/book-giveaway!
Find Events with the NEA Big Read
NEA Big Read Book Giveaway
Arizona Humanities
Location: n/a
Type: Giveaway
Book Club Meet and Greet
Phoenix Public Library
Location: Online (WebEx)
Type: Meet and Greet, Professional Development, Training
Labriola Show and Share
ASU Library Labriola Center
Location: Zoom
Type: Community Event, Conversation, Meet and Greet
Labriola Scanning Day
ASU Library Labriola Center
Location: Palabras Bilingual Bookstore, 906 W Roosevelt St, Phoenix, AZ 85007
Type: Community Event, Professional Development, Workshop
Map(ing) Gallery Hours
ASU School of Art, Mary Hood
Location: Step Gallery, 605 E Grant St, Phoenix, AZ 85004
Type: Art Exhibit, Exhibition, Gallery Show
Labriola Zine Workshop
Amber McCrary, ASU Library Labriola Center, Abalone Mountain Press
Location: Zoom
Type: Craft Class, Generative Workshop, Workshop
NEA Big Read Kick Off: Evening Song
Luci Tapahonso, Laura Tohe, Amanda R. Tachine, Jake Skeets, Arizona Humanities
Location: Zoom
Type: Celebration, Community Event, Talk
All About The Round House
Joe Buenker
Location: Zoom
Type: Presentation, Talk
Get Lit: Decolonization
Amanda R. Tachine
Location: Zoom
Type: Salon
Map(ing) Opening Reception
ASU School of Art, Mary Hood
Location: Step Gallery, 605 E Grant St, Phoenix, AZ 85004
Type: Art Exhibit, Exhibition, Gallery Show, Reception
The Big Story: Native Tellers Respond to The Round House
Ken Duncan, Violet Duncan, Martha Ludlow Martinez, Kyle Mitchell, The Storytelling Institute at South Mountain Community College
Location: Zoom
Type: Panel, Performance
Mujerx Book Club
Palabras Bilingual Bookstore
Location: Zoom
Type: Book Club
We Thrive Together
AGUILA Youth Leadership, Sareya Taylor, Samuel Redbird, Arizona Humanities
Location: Zoom
Type: Discussion, Presentation, Workshop
Remembering the Phoenix Indian School
Rosalie Talahongva, Patty Talahongva
Location: Zoom
Type: Conversation, Presentation, Q&A, Talk
Dispatches from the Field: Students Archivists and BIPOC Memory
Mia Johnson, Myra Khan, Lourdes Pereira, Elizabeth Quiroga, Jessica Salow
Location: Zoom
Type: Conversation, Panel, Q&A, Talk
Book Club
Phoenix Public Library
Location: Online
Type: Book Club
Book Club
Phoenix Public Library
Location: Online
Type: Book Club
Bił Náni’eeł: Luxuriating in the Experience of Image and Language
Manny Loley, Heard Museum
Location: Zoom
Type: Craft Class, Generative Workshop, Workshop
Book Club
Phoenix Public Library
Location: Online
Type: Book Club
Where We Stand: Indigenous Land Acknowledgments
David Martinez, Felicia Mitchell, Alex Soto
Location: Zoom
Type: Conversation, Panel, Q&A, Talk
Only the Beginning: Arizona's Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Study Committee
April Ignacio, Jennifer Jermaine, Debbie Nez Manuel, Traci Morris
Location: Zoom
Type: Conversation, Panel, Q&A, Talk
Map(ing) Closing Reception
ASU School of Art, Mary Hood
Location: Step Gallery, 605 E Grant St, Phoenix, AZ 85004
Type: Art Exhibit, Exhibition, Gallery Show
Location: Online
Type: Art Exhibit, Exhibition, Gallery Show
Labriola Community Celebration
ASU Library Labriola Center, Amber McCrary, Alex Soto, Abalone Mountain Press
Location: Zoom
Type: Conversation, Panel, Q&A, Reading, Talk
Book Club
Phoenix Public Library
Location: Online
Type: Book Club
Write Here, Write Now: Writing through Revenge
Gionni Ponce
Location: Zoom
Type: Generative Workshop, Workshop
Ittifatpoli: Policy and the Creative Process
Traci Morris, ASU American Indian Policy Institute
Location: Zoom
Type: Community Event, Conversation, Discussion, Q&A, Talk
Book Club
Phoenix Public Library
Location: Online
Type: Book Club
Phoenix Indian School Visitor Center Tours
Rosalie Talahongva
Location: Phoenix Indian School Visitor Center, 300 E Indian School Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85012
Type: Tour
NEA Big Read Keynote: Bring Them Home
Layli Long Soldier, Patti Hibbeler, Valaura Imus-Nahsonhoya, Jacyln Roessel, Agnes Woodward
Location: Zoom
Type: Keynote, Panel, Q&A, Reading, Talk
Community and the Ethics of Collaboration
Layli Long Soldier
Location: Zoom
Type: Craft Talk, Generative Workshop, Workshop
Heard Museum Tours
Heard Museum
Location: Heard Museum, 2301 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85004
Type: Art Exhibit, Exhibition, Gallery Show, Tour, Visit