Marcie Rendon | Creating Cash Blackbear: Understanding the Woman Behind the Badge

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Sat, 25 Oct, 2025 at 11:00 am

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L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library | Eau Claire, WI

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Marcie Rendon, a celebrated member of the White Earth Nation and award‑winning playwright and poet, will delve into the creation of her breakout character, Cash Blackbear—a tough, intuitive young Ojibwe woman whose roots in rural 1970s Minnesota have resonated deeply with Midwestern readers. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of Rendon’s process for crafting authentic Native American characters—mothers, laborers, survivors—imbued with grit, insight, and cultural resonance.
About the Author
MARCIE R. RENDON, citizen of the White Earth Nation, is the best-selling author of Where They Last Saw Her, and acclaimed author of the Cash Blackbear crime series, the most recent of which is Broken Fields.
Rendon's poetry, Anishinaabe Songs for the New Millennium, was released in 2024; and Stitches of Tradition, a picture book was released in October 2024.
Mni Giizhik Theater is producing Rendon’s scripts Say Their Names and Sweet Revenge in 2025 and 2026.
Rendon was the 2020 Minnesota’s McKnight Artist of the Year, she was named a “50 Over 50: 2018 Arts Honoree” change-maker by Minnesota AARP and POLLEN in 2018, and was listed in Oprah’s 2020 list of 31 Native American Authors to read.
Learn more about Marcie Rendon at marcierendon.com.
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