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Joy Harjo

Joy Harjo is an internationally renowned performer and writer of the Muscogee Nation. She served three terms as the 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States and is a recipient of the Poetry Society of America’s 2024 Frost Medal, Yale’s 2023 Bollingen Prize for American Poetry, and was recently honored with a National Humanities Medal. Harjo has released seven award-winning albums and is the inaugural Artist-in-Residence for the Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where she lives.
Gathering the Light
Washing My Mother's Body
Remember

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Gathering the Light
Washing My Mother's Body
Remember

Books to Celebrate Native American Heritage Month

November marks the beginning of National Native American Heritage Month, and we are proud to celebrate the original people of this land with books by contemporary Indigenous authors, Native American history titles, and children’s books that highlight the wide variety of traditions and cultures among Native Americans. Explore our title lists below to discover our

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Remember

US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo’s iconic poem “Remember,” illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Michaela Goade, invites young readers to pause and reflect on the wonder of the world around them, and to remember the importance of their place in it.   Remember the sky you were born under, Know each of the star’s stories. Remember the moon,

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Remember

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month this November!

Join us as we celebrate Native American peoples, commemorate their histories, and honor their cultures. Native American Heritage Month is celebrated throughout November. In addition to celebrating the uniqueness and importance of these cultures it is also essential to learn more about important Indigenous issues, from the legacy of colonialism to cultural appropriation and more.

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