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Lit Fest 2024
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Saturday, June 8 • 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Indigenous Language Identity and the Poetic Voice

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The use of Indigenous language defines individual, cultural, and historical identity. How should Indigenous language be used alongside the English language as experimentation to look beyond the influences of colonialism? The poetic genre can be a liberating form of expression and tool for exploring the facets of Indigenous identity and experiences. We'll explore the use of poetry to develop and strengthen the voice to connect imagery, poetic devices, language relationships, history, and culture as insight to re-envision Indigenous identity. Writers can expect an in-class writing exercise or two.

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Crisosto Apache

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Crisosto Apache is from Mescalero, New Mexico, on the Mescalero Apache reservation. They are Mescalero Apache, Chiricahua Apache, and Diné (Navajo) of the Salt Clan, born for the Towering House Clan. They hold an MFA from the Institute of American Indian Arts and are a professor... Read More →


Saturday June 8, 2024 1:30pm - 3:30pm MDT
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