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Greg Sarris is an accomplished author, university professor, and tribal leader serving his sixteenth term as Chairman of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria and his first term as board chair of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. His political activism in the 1990s culminated in the Graton Rancheria Restoration Act, which he co-authored, providing federal recognition and associated rights to the Coast Miwok and Pomo Native Americans of California, including the restoration of land to the Tribe, which had been without a homeland for over fifty years.
SF/Arts Curator Insight
Longtime tribal leader and natural-born storyteller Greg Sarris visits Black Bird Bookstore to read from his new story cycle “The Forgetters” (Heyday Books). Question Woman and Answer Woman recall stories from dawn to dusk. Question Woman can’t remember a single story except by asking to hear it again, and Answer Woman can tell all the stories but can’t think of them unless she’s asked. Together they recount the journeys of the Forgetters.
Evan Karp
SF/Arts Curator
Black Bird Bookstore and Cafe
We are a community bookstore and cafe with a curated selection of really good books and delicious coffee. Please visit us! Open Daily: Cafe: 7am - 6pm Bookstore: 9am - 7pm
We are a community bookstore and cafe with a curated selection of really good books and delicious coffee. Please visit us! Open Daily: Cafe: 7am - 6pm Bookstore: 9am - 7pm