![]() ![]() Arizona is one of the most Indigenous states in the country. “For the Piper Center, it was important to serve and prioritize Indigenous communities. ![]() Piper Center for Creative Writing, which, beginning this month, has launched over 25 virtual events - talks, workshops, performances and exhibitions - in celebration and support of Indigenous literary arts and culture across the Valley. What follows is a story told retrospectively, through an Indigenous lens, about Joe’s journey to a deeper understanding of his personal and family history, and the cascading, intergenerational effects of his mother’s assault.Įxploring themes of justice, vulnerability and resilience, Erdrich’s award-winning novel is at the center of the prestigious Big Read Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, awarded to Arizona State University's Virginia G. Joe will soon learn that his mother has been brutally attacked. The novel’s narrator, Joe Coutts, works to remove each seedling at its root - the last memory he has before his 13-year-old life is forever changed. Louise Erdrich’s 14th novel “The Round House” opens with an image of creeping tree roots threatening the foundation of a family home on the Ojibwe reservation in North Dakota. ![]()
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