| Description | The Department of American Indian Studies at the University of Washington hosts an annual literary and storytelling series. Sacred Breath features Indigenous writers and storytellers at wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ - Intellectual House on the University of Washington Seattle campus. Storytelling offers a spiritual connection, a sharing of sacred breath. Literature, similarly, preserves human experience and ideals. Both forms are durable and transmit power that teaches us how to live. Both storytelling and reading aloud can impact audiences through the power of presence, allowing for the experience of the transfer of sacred breath as audiences are immersed in the experience of being inside stories and works of literature. Join us May 17th, 6:00-7:15pm for a family-friendly Sacred Breath This event will feature Christine Day (Upper Skagit) and Elaine Grinnell (Jamestown Klallam). ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Christine Day (Upper Skagit) grew up in Seattle, nestled between the sea, the mountains, and the pages of her favorite books. Her debut novel, I Can Make This Promise, was a best book of the year from Kirkus, School Library Journal, NPR, and the Chicago Public Library, as well as a Charlotte Huck Award Honor Book, and an American Indian Youth Literature Award Honor Book. Her second novel, The Sea in Winter, arrived on shelves on January 5, 2021. She also wrote the forthcoming She Persisted: Maria Tallchief, an early reader biography in a new series inspired by Chelsea Clinton’s bestselling picture book. Christine lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband. Elaine Grinnell is an elder in the Jamestown Klallam tribe and lives in Sequim, Washington. She is fluent in the S’Klallam language and was recipient of the WA State Heritage Award in 2007 and was selected to participate in the Smithsonian Museum exhibit for Native American Arts. Elaine is a historian, storyteller and cook. In addition, she teaches classes in drum making, basketry and Native American cooking. |
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