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DESCRIPTION:Join us at the Boulder Creek Library for a Watch Party with free light 
 refreshments as Mona Susan Power chats about her newest novel A Council of 
 Dolls. This conversation highlights how her work explores Native Rights and 
 Native American culture, in particular using an important symbol that 
 anchors comfort and companionship in Native life: dolls. \n\nThis event is 
 a screening following the live virtual event which will take place November 
 20th at 4:00 PM PST. The live event and recording can be accessed at: 
 https://libraryc.org/santacruzpl/60911\n\nFrom the mid-century metropolis 
 of Chicago to the windswept ancestral lands of the Dakota people, to the 
 bleak and brutal Indian boarding schools, A Council of Dolls is the story 
 of three women, told in part through the stories of the dolls they 
 carried....\n\nSissy, born 1961: Sissy’s relationship with her beautiful 
 and volatile mother is difficult, even dangerous, but her life is also 
 filled with beautiful things, including a new Christmas present, a doll 
 called Ethel. Ethel whispers advice and kindness in Sissy’s ear, and in 
 one especially terrifying moment, maybe even saves Sissy’s 
 life.\n\nLillian, born 1925: Born in her ancestral lands in a time of 
 terrible change, Lillian clings to her sister, Blanche, and her doll, Mae. 
 When the sisters are forced to attend an “Indian school” far from their 
 home, Blanche refuses to be cowed by the school’s abusive nuns. But when 
 tragedy strikes the sisters, the doll Mae finds her way to defend the 
 girls.  \n\nCora, born 1888: Though she was born into the brutal legacy of 
 the “Indian Wars,” Cora isn’t afraid of the white men who remove her 
 to a school across the country to be “civilized.” When teachers burn 
 her beloved buckskin and beaded doll Winona, Cora discovers that the spirit 
 of Winona may not be entirely lost...\n\nA modern masterpiece, A Council of 
 Dolls is gorgeous, quietly devastating, and ultimately hopeful, shining a 
 light on the echoing damage wrought by Indian boarding schools, and the 
 historical massacres of Indigenous people. Mona Susan Power weaves a spell 
 of love and healing that comes alive on the page. Register now to join the 
 conversation! \n\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 the National Book Award and the Carol Shields Prize for 
 Fiction. She is the author of three previously published works of fiction, 
 The Grass Dancer, which won the Pen/Hemingway Prize, Sacred Wilderness, and 
 Roofwalker. Her short stories have been published by The Atlantic Monthly, 
 The Paris Review, The Best American Short Stories, and more. Mona is a 
 graduate of Harvard and the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop. She 
 lives in Saint Paul, Minnesota.\n\nFor upcoming author talks, visit 
 https://libraryc.org/santacruzpl/upcoming.\n\nSCPL's Virtual Author Talks 
 are made possible by the Friends of the Capitola Library.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2024/10/22/18870144.php
SUMMARY:Watch Party: Native Rights and Culture in Fiction–A Conversation with Mona Susan Power
LOCATION:Boulder Creek Community Room, Boulder Creek Branch Library, 13390 W Park 
 Ave, Boulder Creek
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2024/10/22/18870144.php
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