[photo credit: Pasadena City College]
Her acclaimed book, “We Are Dancing for You,” recipient of the 2019 NAISA Best First Book Award, examines the revitalization of the Flower Dance—an annual coming-of-age ceremony for Hupa women that now takes place up to four times each year in the Hoopa Valley. Amid ongoing efforts to elevate Indigenous experiences, her presentation underscores the importance of lived knowledge and community resilience.
Los Angeles County, home to the nation’s largest concentration of Indigenous peoples, provides a fitting backdrop for this event, bridging local engagement with broader conversations about decolonization and Indigenous feminisms. Attendees will have the opportunity to purchase and have their copies of “We Are Dancing for You” signed by the author.
Celebrating Indigenous People’s Day: A Breakfast & Book Signing with Cutcha Risling Baldy will run on Monday, Oct. 13 at 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Creveling Lounge, 1570 E. Colorado Blvd., in Pasadena. For more information, call (626) 585-7033 or visit https://pasadena.edu/calendars/event.php?eventid=20104my_key_0.Ticket prices: Free admission.
