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July 12, 2006

Acoma Poet, Writer Simon Ortiz to Speak at UNM

Simon Ortiz, Acoma poet, writer and professor of Indigenous Literature and Indigenous Literature of Resistance at Arizona State University, will speak in the West Wing of Zimmerman Library on July 26, 2006, at 6:30 p.m. as part of the Summer Sunset Lecture Series. The title of his talk is “Indigenous Sovereignty and Identity: Land, Culture, Community.”

Ortiz is a well-known author, and framed by literary perspectives, he will make observations and give commentary about today's awareness of the existence of indigenous people in New Mexico and throughout the Americas. His books include “Out There Somewhere,” “Beyond the Reach of Time and Change,” “Woven Stone,” “From Sand Creek” and others.

The event, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by University Libraries and the Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs.

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