Author Event! Medicine River: A Story of Survival and the Legacy of Indian Boarding Schools

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.

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BOOK SALE DETAILS: A limited number of copies will be for sale at the event. Order in advance of the event here (Lion's Mouth Bookstore account required to pre-order before publication date). For a 15% discount, enter promo code MEDCNRV.

More about the book here. 

More about the author: Now living in Cincinnati, Mary Annette Pember is a member of the Red Cliff Tribe of Wisconsin Ojibwe. She previously lived in Green Bay and her first full-time job was as a staff newspaper photographer for the Green Bay Press-Gazette. Additional information here.