NATIVE AUTHORS & ARTISTS SERIES – TERESA PETERSON
April 15 @ 5:15 pm - 6:30 pm
Free
DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, April 15, 2025 (5:15 – 6:30 pm)
LOCATION:
Perpich Center for Arts Education – Main Building
6125 Olson Memorial Highway
Golden Valley, MN 55422
ABOUT THIS EVENT: We are excited to host a series of guest speakers specifically designed to introduce K-12 educators and librarians to books by Dakota and Ojibwe authors and illustrators. Each gathering features an interview and Q&A with the guest presenter and time in the Perpich Library to peruse our extensive collection of books by Native authors.
Tuesday, April 15, our guest is Teresa Peterson, Utuhu Cistinna Win, Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota and member of the Upper Sioux Community. For her writing, she has received awards from the Minnesota State Arts Board and Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Teresa’s true passion is digging in her garden that overlooks the Mni Sota River valley and feeding friends and family.
Recent Books by Teresa Peterson:
- Perennial Ceremony: Lessons and Gifts from a Dakota Garden (2024) – prose, poetry, and recipes guiding us through the Dakota seasons and lessons from Teresa’s life as a gardener, gatherer, and lover of the land
- Voices from Pejuhutzaiai: Dakota Stories and Storytellers (2022), written with her uncle, Walter “Super” LaBatte Jr. – stories shared through five generations of their family; selected by the Native American One Read by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community’s Understand Native Minnesota campaign
- Grasshopper Girl (2022) – this story includes a Dakota tale of Uŋktomi (spider), one of the trickster stories Teresa’s mother heard growing up; highly recommended by American Indians in Children’s Literature (AICL) and featured as one of Nick Jr.’s children’s books to celebrate Native American Heritage Month
The first 40 people attending this event will receive a free book.
We look forward to talking with Teresa Peterson about her work and how K-12 educators can bring the experiences she writes about into their classrooms!
DETAILS:
- There is no cost to attend the Native Authors series.
- Light snacks will be provided.
- A clock hours form will be available following the session.
