Join us for a conversation with author Dia ne Wilson and indigenous agriculturalist Spring Alaska Schreiner at Pine M eadow Ranch Center for Arts &\; Agriculture \;
\nRenowned aut hor of The Seed Keeper\, Diane Wilson (Dakota)\, and founder/CEO of Sakari Farms\, Upingaksraq Spring Alaska Schreiner\, will discuss the transforma tive power of literature and food sovereignty work in creating positive ch ange.
\nThis event is free and open to the public. Space is limited so registration is required.
\nMore about the Speakers:
\nDian e Wilson is a Dakota writer\, educator\, and bog steward who has published five award-winning books as well as numerous essays. Her novel\, The Seed Keeper\, received the 2022 Minnesota Book Award for Fiction\, and her mem oir\, Spirit Car: Journey to a Dakota Past\, won a 2006 Minnesota Book Awa rd. Wilson is enrolled on the Rosebud Reservation.
\nSpring Alaska S cheriner (Upingaksraq\, "the time when the ice breaks") is the owner/CEO a nd principal ecologist-native agriculturalist of Sakari Farms. She is Inup iaq Alaskan Native\, an enrolled member and shareholder of the Chugach Ala ska Native Corporation\, and a member of the Valdez Native Tribe. Her acco mplishments include the 2019 NASDA Women Farm to Food Award\, the 2021 Na& rsquo\;ahlee Tribal Fellowship\, the 2022 Ecotrust Indigenous Leadership A ward\, and the 2023 Central Oregon Environmental Center Sustainability Awa rd. She is also the creator of the 2023 PNW Tribal Agricultural Guide and the producer of the native film "Recreation of Life." Schreiner contribute s to the IAC\, Export Food Program\, ISKN\, PNW Food Sovereignty Coalition \, and many other regional policy-based boards and committees.
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