Rematriation Writing Support Group
September 4th, 2025 CST
Virtual: https://meet.google.com/kai-bbxc-mab
Donation: $10 suggested
Rooted in the concept of rematriation—the return to Mother Earth, cultural restoration, and the re-centering of Indigenous women and matrilineal knowledge—this group nurtures creative expression as an act of healing, resistance, and sovereignty.Weaving Words with Abby Rush- an Indigenous Community Writing Workshop
July 30th 2025 at Four Mother’s Collective 1306 E. 11th St. Suite C Tulsa, OK 74120
Register here: https://forms.gle/mkkgNc7fLDw7wxmp7
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Saturday, April 19 at the Tulsa Artist Fellowship’s Flagship Gallery
Rematriation Reading & Reflection by Joy Harjo ft. NDN Girls Book Club
1-2 p.m. A literary event focused on rematriation with an introduction on rematriation by Lily Painter and Kinsale Drake of the NDN Girls Book Club. The introduction will be followed by a reading and reflection by Joy Harjo.
Saturday, Aug. 31
Indigenous Language Open Mic Night at Woody Guthrie Center
6-7 p.m. Open mic with featured poets at Woody Guthrie, 102 Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK.
A captivating Indigenous language open mic session moderated by Chelsea T. Hicks, showcasing poets Claire Collins, Talee Redcorn, Sarah-Joy Milner and Carmen Wiley. Elisa Harkins will deliver an Indigenous language pop performance following the poets. Ticketed SOLD OUT event.
Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024 at Haskell in Lawrence, KS
7-8:30 p.m. Open mic with featured poets at Tommaney Library, 2411 Barker Ave., Lawrence, KS.
Join writers Amber McCrary, Manny Loley, Beth Piatote, and Aimee Inglis as they share Indigenous language creative work. Bring a poem, song or some creative writing to share.
Free and open to the public.
Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024 at AWP in Kansas City
5:30-7 p.m. Reading at Bliss Books and Wine, 3502 Gillham Road, Kansas City, MO.
Words of the People presents ten Indigenous writers who will share work written in their Indigenous languages, with translations. This event is free and open to the public.
Participating authors’ books will be available for pre-order.
Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023
12-2:30 p.m. Workshop at Philbrook Museum Gardens, 2727 S Rockford Rd, Tulsa, OK.
Generative creative writing workshop focused on techniques for writing in your ancestral indigenous language. Only open to Native people currently enrolled in or otherwise learning their tribal language via their family or directly from their tribe.
7-9 p.m. Reading and panel of tribal poets at Whitty Books in Tulsa, OK.
2306 E Admiral Blvd, Tulsa. Panel: 7-8pm. Open mic: 8-9pm
Zoom registration to attend panel and open mic remotely:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYqf-ysqz4iGN2iK-jXexjRXYkxFNmvzaks#/registration
WTP Special ‘Writing with our Ancestors’: Rematriation Weekend Retreat co-facilitated by Ashanti Chaplin and Chelsea T. Hicks
Friday, August 11, 2023
12-3 p.m.
Rematriation workshop by Maria Minnis at TAF Flagship (112 N. Boston Ave.). Please bring a journal to write in.
7-9 p.m.
Rematriation open mic co-hosted by Ashanti Chaplin and Chelsea T. Hicks at Whitty Books
Saturday, August 12, 2023
11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Ancestral Connection Workshop at Archer Studios
Sunday, August 13, 2023
11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Land Connection Workshop on the Tallgrass Prairie
To attend, show up on Friday 8/11 at TAF Flagship (112 N. Boston Ave, Tulsa, OK 74103) and subscribe to the newsletter so you can get any updates as needed for the rest of the weekend. ASL interpreter available by request. Email chelseatayrien@gmail.com to make the request.
WTP Gathering for Indigenous Language Creative Writing and Revitalization
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.
10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
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 p.m. -3:30 p.m.
Creative Process of the Heart, Inés Hernández-Avila | DIGITAL: Register.
IMMERSION SESSIONS & CRAFT TALKS
3:30-4:30 p.m.
Dr. Mongrain Lookout and Bill Hamm | IN-PERSON & DIGITAL.
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Meeting ID: 991 8855 5782
WELCOME ADDRESS
6-7 p.m.
Phillip Cash Cash at TAF Flagship | IN-PERSON & DIGITAL.
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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.
10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
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 p.m. -3:30 p.m.
Creative Process of the Heart, Inés Hernández-Avila | DIGITAL: Register.
2-3 p.m.
Phillip Cash Cash | IN PERSON & DIGITAL.
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Meeting ID: 953 7212 9446
3-4 p.m.
Zêdan Xelef in Conversation with Chelsea T. Hicks | IN PERSON & DIGITAL
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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
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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.
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Meeting ID: 941 3253 7178
3-4 p.m.
My Breath Is Rain Essence: Voice and the Natural World, Manny Loley | IN PERSON & DIGITAL.
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FACULTY READING
6-7:30 p.m.
At TAF Flagship Space with Whitty Books | IN-PERSON/DIGITAL.
Manny Loley, Shook, Phillip Cash Cash, Ofelia Zepeda
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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.
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.
PUBLISHER PRESENTATIONS
2-2:30 p.m.
Amber McCrary, Abalone Mountain Press | IN-PERSON & DIGITAL.
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Meeting ID: 963 7986 5255
2:30-3:00 p.m.
Hyphen Reads, Unnamed Press, FIIK//BOOKS, Phoneme Media | IN-PERSON & DIGITAL.
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Meeting ID: 963 7986 5255
3-4 p.m.
Publisher Resources Visit Session | IN-PERSON & DIGITAL.
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FINAL THANK-YOU DINNER & STUDENT READING
5-8 p.m.
Dinner at Tulsa University in the Alan Chapman Student Union | IN-PERSON.
6-8:30 p.m.
Student Reading, Alan Chapman Student Union | IN-PERSON & DIGITAL.
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Meeting ID: 965 9386 2851
9 p.m.
Parting Blessing (Cedar and Prayer)
Words of the People 