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November 22, 2024
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Missoula Public Library: Forum on “The Surrounded” and Indian boarding schools

Jodi Rave Spotted Bear
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Hey Folks:

surrounded-coverCome join us tomorrow for a forum hosted by the Missoula Public Library. I will be moderating a discussion on D’Arcy McNickle’s book, “The Surrounded,” which is also the One Book Montana selection for 2009.  The theme of the library discussion will focus on Indian boarding schools and “The (mis)education of Archilde Leon: The Legacy of Indian Boarding Schools.” The forum begins at 7 p.m. in the large meeting room of the library. The library has arranged for three Native people to discuss their views of Indian boarding schools. And, of course, we will engage the audience in this discussion, too. Come join us. For a primer on the book, check out this great library Web page on “The Surrounded.”

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Jodi Rave Spotted Bear
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Jodi Rave Spotted Bear is the founder and director of the Indigenous Media Freedom Alliance, a 501-C-3 nonprofit organization with offices in Bismarck, N.D. and the Fort Berthold Reservation. Jodi spent 15 years reporting for the mainstream press. She's been awarded prestigious Nieman and John S. Knight journalism fellowships at Harvard and Stanford, respectively. She also an MIT Knight Science Journalism Project fellow. Her writing is featured in "The Authentic Voice: The Best Reporting on Race and Ethnicity," published by Columbia University Press. Jodi currently serves as a Society of Professional Journalists at-large board member, an SPJ Foundation board member, and she chairs the SPJ Freedom of Information Committee. Jodi has won top journalism awards from mainstream and Native press organizations. She earned her journalism degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

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