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At SXSW EDU, U.S. Poet Lau­re­ate Joy Har­jo, award-win­ning artist Michaela Goade, and edu­ca­tor Mandy Smok­er Broad­dus dis­cuss the adap­ta­tion of Harjo’s poet­ry into a pic­ture book, explore the con­nec­tions between poet­ry and art, and empha­size their col­lec­tive power…

“Ocmul­gee Mounds is a spe­cial place. I mean, it’s part of our Musco­gee peo­ple. It’s part of our sto­ry roots. A part of our home­lands,” Joy Har­jo, for­mer US Poet Lau­re­ate and mem­ber of the Muscogee…

“Har­jo was the fea­tured speak­er and read­er at the recent ​“Joy of Read­ing” Indige­nous Read­ers Event mid-Sep­tem­ber. It was aimed at stu­dents in Pre‑k to the 12^th grade.” 

Leg­endary Musco­gee (Creek) Nation poet Joy Har­jo is head­lin­ing the fes­ti­val with a per­for­mance that includes spo­ken word and music. Har­jo is a renowned per­former and writer who served three terms as the 23^rd Poet Lau­re­ate of the Unit­ed States.

Native News Online was on the ground this week­end to cap­ture all of the excite­ment at the 101^st Sante Fe Indi­an Mar­ket, where crowds of more than 100, 000 gath­ered to cel­e­brate Native Amer­i­can cul­ture, fash­ion and art. 

Hol­ly­wood Records has released the orig­i­nal song We Are Amer­i­ca from Onyx Collective’s doc­u­men­tary film ​“Anthem” which is now stream­ing on Hulu in the Unit­ed States and on Dis­ney+ in many coun­tries includ­ing the Unit­ed King­dom, Cana­da, and Australia.

Spir­its Rangers‘ lit­tle heroes will con­tin­ue pro­tect­ing Cal­i­for­nia land — and now, water.

The Soul is a Wan­der­er, inspired by Joy Har­jo’s poem, is open free to the pub­lic until Jan­u­ary 2024 at Okla­homa Contemporary.