The free, public event will be held in the Great Hall of American Indian Hall on the MSU campus. Treuer will give remarks then engage in conversation with Daniel Grant, director of the Ivan Doig Center, and Meredith Hecker, head of MSU’s Department of Native American Studies. Food will be served before the event, and audience members will be invited to eat and ask questions at the end.
Treuer, an author, editor and professor of English at the University of Southern California, is Ojibwe from the Leech Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota. He will meet with students and faculty during his visit to explore themes of Indigenous sovereignty, the legacies of colonialism and how a sophisticated blend of historical research and literary technique can challenge traditional narratives.
Treuer’s newest book, “The Savage Mind: An American Legacy,” was released Oct. 6. His previous book, “The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present,” was a New York Times bestseller and winner of the Minnesota Book Prize and California Book Prize. He is the recipient of the Pushcart Prize, three Minnesota Book Awards, and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Bush Foundation and the Guggenheim Foundation.
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