Words of the People

Hawe, You’re invited to a weekend retreat in Tulsa August 11-13, 2023. This is a WTP Special open to all, focused on Native-led rematriation for all people: with rematriation workshops conducted via reflective writing, ancestral reparative work, acknowledging dis/inheritance, and working with dreams and land to rebuild ancestral land connection. The purpose of this work…

Hawe, Greetings to all. Words of the People has sought further funding, widely, for future gatherings. While awaiting funding, the Tulsa Artist Fellowship will support two small workshops, which are free and open to the public. Because of the broad focus (of “open to all”) the writing workshops are called ‘Writing with our Ancestors’ and…

Hello Nikashi, Nikashi means “people” in Wazhazhe ie, and I’d like to invite all you Nikashi to enjoy our final student reading tonight from 6-8:30 p.m. via Zoom. You are also invited to attend in person at Tulsa University, with an Osage dinner cooked by Michelle Redcorn, served at 5 p.m. Tulsa University, Alan Chapman…

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…

Hello Writers & Revitalizers, Registration is still open, and scholarships are available. If you need to request support in order to take time off of work for your workshop, please apply for a stipend. Laura Da’, Inés Hernández-Ávila and Beth Piatote still have spots open. Information on their workshops and a full course menu is…

Hello Revitalizers, Please enjoy perusing the full course menu for WTP workshops at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zKss5On1CxjoxbnjsgJSeyLjiC2WNEGP/edit#heading=h.gjdgxs. With care, Chelsea

Hello Indigenous Writers & Revitalizers, Wishing you a beautiful weekend, and sending you the full and complete schedule for Words of the People right here. I hope you find a moment to dream about and with your language this weekend, and perhaps imagine yourself in our upcoming gathering. In that full schedule, you’ll find two…

Words of the People is offering seven scholarship to writers registered to attend in-person workshops during the WTP Gathering, October 26-29, 2022 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. These scholarships are designed to support travel needs ranging from local language learners/writers in need of gas money, to those living in a distant metropolis or rez who are wanting…

Dear Indigenous Language Writers, Words of the People is delighted to invite you to attend our inaugural Indigenous language gathering and workshop this October 26-29, 2022 at the Tulsa Artist Fellowship’s Archer Studios. Registration is now open! WTP Gathering is offered in collaboration with the Institute of American Indian Arts and the Tulsa Artist Fellowship…