Author Event! Medicine River: A Story of Survival and the Legacy of Indian Boarding Schools
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Saturday, May 3, 2025 1pm - 2:15pm
Location
Brown County Library
515 Pine St
Details
Author and Ojibwe journalist Mary Annette Pember’s Medicine River (April 22, Penguin Random House) has been named “a most anticipated book” by the New York Times and has earned glowing national reviews. She will share her journey in researching and writing this devastating history of Native American boarding schools in the US, the legacy of abuse this system created for subsequent generations, the need for accountability and a search for healing. Her book weaves in the personal story of her mother, who was forced as a child to attend one of these institutions in Wisconsin.
Author presentation followed by book sales, book signing, refreshments and a meet-and-greet.
Presented in collaboration with the Friends of the Brown County Library, Oneida Community Library and Lion’s Mouth Bookstore.
