Teejop & Beyond: Growing Up Native in Wisconsin - Storytelling and Writing Workshop

Name: Teejop & Beyond: Growing Up Native in Wisconsin - Storytelling and Writing Workshop
Start: 2024-11-15T18:00:00-06:00
End: 2024-11-15T20:00:00-06:00
Location: Lakeview Library, Madison Public Library

Schedule

Fri Nov 15 2024 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

Lakeview Library, Madison Public Library | Madison, WI

Join Ho-Chunk elder and writer, Sherman Funmaker, as he presents his original poetry and stories of a Native life in Wisconsin. Participants are encouraged to ask questions and share their writings.
Sherman Funmaker (Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin) was born in Black River Falls as a Bear Clan member and raised in Wisconsin. He is one of 11 children of Adam and Doris Stacy Funmaker. He is a graduate of UW/ Baraboo with an English Degree, and he also attended the University of New Mexico in 2007. He has been writing since 2006 and is currently working on a book with the help of the Wisconsin State Historical Society.
This program is part of the Teejop and Beyond: Celebrating Native Nations series in partnership with Ho-Chunk Gaming Madison and made possible thanks to the Friends of Madison Public Library. Visit madpl.org/teejopandbeyond to learn more and see additional programs in the series!