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10/21/02

NATIVE AUTHOR JOSEPH BRUCHAC TO SPEAK AT SLU

CANTON - Native American author Joseph Bruchac, who has written 
more than 80 books for adults and children, will speak at 
St. Lawrence University on Thursday, November 7, at 7:30 p.m. 
in Room 123 of the Griffiths Arts Center, on "The History In A 
Song." The event is open to the public, free of charge.
	His talk will examine the controversial 1759 raid by 
Robert Rogers of the Abenaki natives, at their village on the 
Saint Francis River in Canada. The event is also the subject of 
Bruchac's new historical novel, The Winter People. A discussion 
with the author and a book-signing will follow the talk. 
	Bruchac, who draws on his Abenaki ancestry in his writing, 
has published poems, articles, and stories in over 500 publications, 
as well as his numerous books for both adults and children. 
He is also a professional teller of the traditional tales of 
the Adirondacks and the native peoples of the Northeastern 
woodlands. Bruchac has a bachelor's degree from Cornell 
University, a master's degree in literature and creative writing 
from Syracuse University and a Ph.D. in comparative literature 
from the Union Institute of Ohio. With his wife, Carol, he is 
the founder and co-director of the Greenfield Review Literary 
Center and The Greenfield Review Press. 
	For more information, contact Assistant Professor of 
History Jon Parmenter, at 315-229-5218.

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