Joseph M. Marshall III is a teacher, historian, writer, storyteller, and Lakota craftsman. Raised by his maternal grandparents in a traditional household on the Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation, he is an enrolled member of the Sicangu Lakota tribe. Marshall published his first book in 1991 and has written 17 more since, mostly nonfiction focusing on Lakota history, issues, and culture. He is an adjunct instructor at Sinte Gleska University and a board member of Lakota Youth Development.

Featured title: Sing for the Red Dress

JOSEPH’S EVENTS:

• Friday, Sept. 22 @ 11:30 a.m. – Jace DeCory Memorial Session: A Reading from Sing for the Red Dress – St. John’s Episcopal Church, Sanctuary
• Friday, Sept. 22 @ 2:00 p.m. – The American Buffalo/Tatanka Screening and Discussion – The Lodge, Cody Room
• Friday, Sept. 22 @ 4:30 p.m. – Author Signing Event – The Lodge, Bullock & Roosevelt Rooms
• Saturday, Sept. 23 @ 2:00 p.m. – Writing about Missing & Murdered Indigenous Persons – Holiday Inn Express, Mystic and Savoy Rooms
• Saturday, Sept. 23 @ 4:30 p.m. – Author Signing Event – The Lodge, Bullock & Roosevelt Rooms

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