My public speaking pretty much came to a halt with the pandemic. I’ve slowly been ramping it up again, and would love to do more if any of you are part of a group that is interested in having me.
I will be speaking on April 11th at the Selim Center for Lifelong Learning on the St. Thomas campus in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Here is the description of the event. It’s open to anyone. My books will be available for purchase there, as well.
Life Lessons from the Native Way: What I’ve learned from 30 years of working in Native America
Event Description:
It is well accepted that the true history of the Native American experience has been expunged from the American historical narrative. What is less well known are the values and lessons that the Native experience has to offer as we try to shape a worthy path forward in the 21st century. Kent Nerburn has spent 30 years working in Native America and has been described as one of America’s living spiritual teachers & one of the few authors who can respectfully bridge the gap between Native & non-Native cultures. In this presentation, he will share some of the insights he has gained on his journey.
Event Information:
Friday, April 11
11:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Anderson Student Center Woulfe Alumni Hall
(3rd Floor), UST St. Paul Campus
Event Instructor:
Kent Nerburn has been described as one of America’s living spiritual teachers and one of the few authors who can respectfully bridge the gap between Native and non-Native cultures. He holds a Ph.D. in Religion and Art and is the author of 16 books, including the internationally praised trilogy, Neither Wolf nor Dog, The Wolf at Twilight, and The Girl who Sang to the Buffalo. His work has been praised by such diverse authors as Louise Erdrich, Howard Zinn, Margaret Atwood and William Kent Krueger. He and his wife live in St. Paul, after 25 years in northern Minnesota and 10 years in the Pacific Northwest.
Fee for the event:
$45.00 per person
Registration deadline for this event is April 4th.
For more information, Contact selimcenter@stthomas.edu
I have had the pleasure of attending your presentations on various occasions and have greatly enjoyed them. Since I, along with others on this email list, may not always be able to attend your lectures in person, I was wondering if you provide PDF copies of your presentations for reference.
If that is possible, I would appreciate any information on how we might access them.
Thank you for your time, and I appreciate the knowledge you share.
Doug
Generally speaking, I work from rough notes, not a finished speech, so there is no PDF to be had unless the speaking venue records and transcribes an event. I tried working from fully written out speeches, and though they parsed well, they felt too stilted to me when I delivered them. They lacked the freshness and immediacy of extemporaneous presentations.
So happy you are getting out again to spread your knowlege! Wish I could be there! Any newer ide when Lone Dog will be shipping?
Hugs from Bdito, Colorado!
Bonnie Rose
it will be officially released on 20 May. It may be available sooner if the printer beats the current schedule.
Wish I could be there! ( Edmonds, WA)
Depending on the publisher’s budget, we may do a PNW tour that would get me up to Seattle. Stay tuned.
I will try to be in St. Paul Apr. 11!! I would love to hear and meet you. Your attitude and writing on the Lakota people and other natives have educated, entertained, and inspired me! Roger S.
Glad to see you speaking more once again. Can you have someone video it and post on YouTube? You’re one of my favorite writers of all time, and I’d love to see it, but I haven’t been in St. Paul in about 50 years or so….
For those of us who can not attend your talk in person, could you also offer it live-streamed?
I have no say over whether a presentation is streamed or recorded, or how it is distributed.