Christopher Pexa is Bdewákaŋtuŋwaŋ Dakota, enrolled at Spirit Lake Nation, and wašíču from Polish and Irish peoples. An associate professor of English at Harvard University, he focuses his work on Indigenous literatures, politics and language learning and revitalization. Pexa’s first book, Translated Nation: Rewriting the Dakhóta Oyáte won the 2018-19 Modern Language Association Prize for Studies in Native American Literatures, Languages and Cultures and the 2019 Labriola Center American Indian National Book Award.

Featured title: Translated Nation: Rewriting the Dakhóta Oyáte

Website: https://english.fas.harvard.edu/people/christopher-pexa

CHRISTOPHER’S EVENTS:

• Friday, Sept. 20 @ 3:15 p.m. – Remembering Elizabeth Cook-Lynn – The Oceti Sakowin Writers Society – Briggs Library
• Friday, Sept. 20 @ 4:30 p.m. – Author Signing Event – The Oscar, Fishback Studio Theater (154), Brookings
• Saturday, Sept 21 @ 11:30 a.m. – Community Reading of New & Recently Published Work – Oceti Sakowin Writers Society – The Oscar, Founders Recital Hall (101A), Brookings
• Saturday, Sept 21 @ 2:00 p.m. – Indigenous Literary Sovereignty – The Oscar, Founders Recital Hall (101A), Brookings
• Saturday, Sept. 21 @ 4:30 p.m. – Author Signing Event – The Oscar, Fishback Studio Theater (154), Brookings

View the full schedule here!