You&rsquo\;re invited to join us as Mona S usan Power chats about her newest novel \;A Council of Dolls. This con versation highlights how her work explores Native Rights and Native Americ an culture\, in particular using an important symbol that anchors comfort and companionship in Native life: dolls. \;
\nFrom the mid-centu ry metropolis of Chicago to the windswept ancestral lands of the Dakota pe ople\, to the bleak and brutal Indian boarding schools\, \;A Council o f Dolls \;is the story of three women\, told in part through the stori es of the dolls they carried....
\nSissy\, born 1961: Sissy&rsquo\;s relationship with her beautiful and volatile mother is difficult\, even d angerous\, but her life is also filled with beautiful things\, including a new Christmas present\, a doll called Ethel. Ethel whispers advice and ki ndness in Sissy&rsquo\;s ear\, and in one especially terrifying moment\, m aybe even saves Sissy&rsquo\;s life.
\nLillian\, born 1925: Born in her ancestral lands in a time of terrible change\, Lillian clings to her s ister\, Blanche\, and her doll\, Mae. When the sisters are forced to atten d an &ldquo\;Indian school&rdquo\; far from their home\, Blanche refuses t o be cowed by the school&rsquo\;s abusive nuns. But when tragedy strikes t he sisters\, the doll Mae finds her way to defend the girls. \; \;
\nCora\, born 1888: Though she was born into the brutal legacy of t he &ldquo\;Indian Wars\,&rdquo\; Cora isn&rsquo\;t afraid of the white men who remove her to a school across the country to be &ldquo\;civilized.&rd quo\; When teachers burn her beloved buckskin and beaded doll Winona\, Cor a discovers that the spirit of Winona may not be entirely lost...
\nA modern masterpiece\, \;A Council of Dolls \;is gorgeous\, quietl y devastating\, and ultimately hopeful\, shining a light on the echoing da mage wrought by Indian boarding schools\, and the historical massacres of Indigenous people. Mona Susan Power weaves a spell of love and healing tha t comes alive on the page. Register now to join the conversation! \;\n
About the Author: \;Mona Susan Power is an enrolled member of t he Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. Her novel\, \;A Council of Dolls\, \ ;was longlisted for the National Book Award and the Carol Shields Prize fo r Fiction. She is the author of three previously published works of fictio n\, \;The Grass Dancer\, \;which won the Pen/Hemingway Prize\, Sac red Wilderness\, \;and \;Roofwalker. Her short stories have been p ublished by \;The Atlantic Monthly\, The Paris Review\, The Best Ameri can Short Stories\, \;and more. Mona is a graduate of Harvard and the University of Iowa Writers&rsquo\; Workshop. She lives in Saint Paul\, Min nesota.
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