Hawe Zani:
Welcome to Words of the People, beginning tomorrow morning at Archer Studios, 109 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Tulsa, OK 74103. Complementary coffee and pastries from Black Wall Street Liquid Lounge will be available starting at 8:30 a.m. in the kitchen, and Laura Da’ and Zêdan Xelef will kick off their workshops starting at 9 a.m. In the afternoon, Dr. Mogri Lookout and Bill Hamm will present a revitalization exercise, and at 6 p.m. Dr. Phil Cash Cash will give the WTP Keynote Speech, open to the public at TAF’s Flagship Location, 112 N. Boston Ave. Tulsa, OK 74103 (one block from Archer Studios).
Please find the full schedule below — registration will be closing soon, so sign up now!
Schedule
Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022
8:30-9 a.m.
Coffee & Snacks From Black Wall Street Liquid Lounge
WORKSHOPS
9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Oral Tradition & Contemporary Poetry, Zêdan Xelef | IN PERSON & DIGITAL: Register.
Walking the Idea, Breaking Ground, and Places in Time, Laura Da’ | DIGITAL: Register.
10:30 a.m. -1:30 p.m.
Creative Process of the Heart, Inés Hernández-Avila | DIGITAL: Register.
Lunch
12 p.m.
Sandwiches, Fruits and Snacks | IN-PERSON.
AFTERNOON WORKSHOP
12:30 – 2 p.m.
Bät Riting, “Good” Translations, and the Myth of Accuracy, Shook | email to sign up
IMMERSION SESSIONS & CRAFT TALKS
2-3 p.m.
Dr. Mongrain Lookout and Bill Hamm | IN-PERSON & DIGITAL.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://iaia-edu.zoom.us/j/99188555782
Meeting ID: 991 8855 5782
3-4 p.m.
Immersion Reading & Listening Scenarios, Chelsea T. Hicks | IN-PERSON & DIGITAL.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://iaia-edu.zoom.us/j/99188555782
Meeting ID: 991 8855 5782
WELCOME ADDRESS
6-7 p.m.
Dr. Phil Cash Cash at TAF Flagship | IN-PERSON & DIGITAL.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://iaia-edu.zoom.us/j/94171638764
Meeting ID: 941 7163 8764
Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022
8:30-9 a.m.
Coffee & Snacks From Black Wall Street Liquid Lounge
WORKSHOPS
9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Oral Tradition & Contemporary Poetry, Zêdan Xelef | IN PERSON & DIGITAL: Register.
Walking the Idea, Breaking Ground, and Places in Time, Laura Da’ | DIGITAL: Register.
10:30 a.m. -1:30 p.m.
Creative Process of the Heart, Inés Hernández-Avila | DIGITAL: Register.
Lunch
12 p.m.
Sandwiches, Fruits and Snacks | IN-PERSON.
IMMERSION SESSIONS & CRAFT TALKS
2-3 p.m.
Dr. Phil Cash Cash | IN PERSON & DIGITAL.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://iaia-edu.zoom.us/j/95372129446
Meeting ID: 953 7212 9446
3-4 p.m.
Zêdan Xelef | IN PERSON & DIGITAL
Join Zoom Meeting
https://iaia-edu.zoom.us/j/95372129446
Meeting ID: 953 7212 9446
FACULTY READING
6-7:30 p.m.
At TAF Flagship Space with Whitty Books | IN-PERSON & DIGITAL.
Zêdan Xelef, Laura Da’, Chelsea T. Hicks, Shook
Join Zoom Meeting
https://iaia-edu.zoom.us/j/96805868237
Meeting ID: 968 0586 8237
Friday, Oct. 28, 2022
8:30-9 a.m.
Coffee & Snacks From Black Wall Street Liquid Lounge
WORKSHOPS
9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Literature for our Speakers, Ofelia Zepeda | IN-PERSON & DIGITAL: Register.
Ná’iiłná: Writing from Listening & Memory, Manny Loley | IN-PERSON & DIGITAL: Register.
Form/Beauty/Grammar: Writing from Indigenous Languages, Beth Piatote | DIGITAL: Register.
Walking the Idea, Breaking Ground, and Places in Time, Laura Da’ | DIGITAL: Register.
Lunch
12 p.m.
Sandwiches, Fruits and Snacks | IN-PERSON.
AFTERNOON WORKSHOP
12:30 – 2 p.m.
Bät Riting, “Good” Translations, and the Myth of Accuracy, Shook | email to sign up
IMMERSION SESSIONS & CRAFT TALKS
2-3 p.m.
Ofelia Zepeda | IN PERSON & DIGITAL.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://iaia-edu.zoom.us/j/94132537178
Meeting ID: 941 3253 7178
3-4 p.m.
My Breath Is Rain Essence: Voice and the Natural World, Manny Loley | IN PERSON & DIGITAL.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://iaia-edu.zoom.us/j/94132537178
Meeting ID: 941 3253 7178
FACULTY READING
6-7:30 p.m.
At TAF Flagship Space with Whitty Books | IN-PERSON/DIGITAL.
Ofelia Zepeda, Manny Loley, Beth Piatote, Inés Hernández-Avila
Join Zoom Meeting
https://iaia-edu.zoom.us/j/93443713678
Meeting ID: 934 4371 3678
Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022
8:30-9 a.m.
Coffee & Snacks From Black Wall Street Liquid Lounge
WORKSHOPS
9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Literature for our Speakers, Ofelia Zepeda | IN-PERSON & DIGITAL: Register.
Ná’iiłná: Writing from Listening & Memory, Manny Loley | IN-PERSON & DIGITAL: Register.
Walking the Idea, Breaking Ground, and Places in Time, Laura Da’ | DIGITAL: Register.
Lunch
12 p.m.
Sandwiches, Fruits and Snacks | IN-PERSON.
PUBLISHER PRESENTATIONS
2-2:30 p.m.
Amber McCrary, Abalone Mountain Press | IN-PERSON & DIGITAL.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://iaia-edu.zoom.us/j/96379865255
Meeting ID: 963 7986 5255
2:30-3:00 p.m.
Hyphen Reads, Unnamed Press, Phoneme Media | IN-PERSON & DIGITAL.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://iaia-edu.zoom.us/j/96379865255
Meeting ID: 963 7986 5255
3-4 p.m.
Publisher Resources Visit Session | IN-PERSON & DIGITAL.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://iaia-edu.zoom.us/j/96379865255
Meeting ID: 963 7986 5255
FINAL THANK-YOU DINNER & STUDENT READING
5-8 p.m.
Dinner at Tulsa University in the Alan Chapman Student Union | IN-PERSON.
8-9 p.m.
Student Reading, Alan Chapman Student Union | IN-PERSON & DIGITAL.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://iaia-edu.zoom.us/j/96593862851
Meeting ID: 965 9386 2851
9 p.m.
Parting Blessing (Cedar and Prayer)
See you soon–
Chelsea T. Hicks
Words of the People 