David Heska Wanbli Weiden
Photo Credit: Sarah Boyum
AN INDIGENOUS WRITER'S JOURNEY: INEQUALITIES IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM ON NATIVE AMERICAN RESERVATIONS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25TH, 2023, 5:30PM MARIAN MINER COOK ATHENAEUM
In a talk interspersed with readings, Lakota author David Heska Wanbli Weiden will discuss his journey from a first-generation college student to bestselling writer. He'll also speak about the numerous criminal justice policies enacted by the U.S. government that harm Native American nations and their citizens, and how these laws contribute to the growing problem of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW).