You&rsquo\;re invited to join us as Mona S usan Power chats about her newest novel \;A Council of Dolls. This conversation highlights how her work explores Native Rights and Nati ve American culture\, in particular using an important symbol that anchors comfort and companionship in Native life: dolls. \;
\nFrom the
mid-century metropolis of Chicago to the windswept ancestral lands of the
Dakota people\, to the bleak and brutal Indian boarding schools\, \;
Sissy\, born 19 61: Sissy&rsquo\;s relationship with her beautiful and volatile mother is difficult\, even dangerous\, but her life is also filled with beautiful th ings\, including a new Christmas present\, a doll called Ethel. Ethel whis pers advice and kindness in Sissy&rsquo\;s ear\, and in one especially ter rifying moment\, maybe even saves Sissy&rsquo\;s life.
\nLillian\, b orn 1925: Born in her ancestral lands in a time of terrible change\, Lilli an clings to her sister\, Blanche\, and her doll\, Mae. When the sisters a re forced to attend an &ldquo\;Indian school&rdquo\; far from their home\, Blanche refuses to be cowed by the school&rsquo\;s abusive nuns. But when tragedy strikes the sisters\, the doll Mae finds her way to defend the gi rls. \; \;
\nCora\, born 1888: Though she was born into the brutal legacy of the &ldquo\;Indian Wars\,&rdquo\; Cora isn&rsquo\;t afrai d of the white men who remove her to a school across the country to be &ld quo\;civilized.&rdquo\; When teachers burn her beloved buckskin and beaded doll Winona\, Cora discovers that the spirit of Winona may not be entirel y lost...
\nA modern masterpiece\, \;A Council of Dolls \;is gorgeous\, quietly devastating\, and ultimately hopeful\, shinin g a light on the echoing damage wrought by Indian boarding schools\, and t he historical massacres of Indigenous people. Mona Susan Power weaves a sp ell of love and healing that comes alive on the page. Register now to join the conversation! \;
\nAbout the Author: \ ;Mona Susan Power is an enrolled member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. Her novel\, \;A Council of Dolls\, \;was longlisted for t he National Book Award and the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction. She is the author of three previously published works of fiction\, \;The Gra ss Dancer\, \;which won the Pen/Hemingway Prize\, Sacred Wild erness\, \;and \;Roofwalker. Her short stories have been published by \;The Atlantic Monthly\, The Paris Revi ew\, The Best American Short Stories\, \;and more. Mona is a graduate of Harvard and the University of Iowa Writers&rsquo\; Worksh op. She lives in Saint Paul\, Minnesota.
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