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A virtual talk with journalist Joseph Lee
VIRTUAL | After the event date, watch the talk any time through Library Speakers Consortium
Joseph Lee discusses his stirring memoir, Nothing More of This Land: Community, Power, and the Search for Indigenous Identity. In it, he explores Indigenous identity in proximity to land that serves as an iconic vacation spot for the wealthy—the "island paradise" Martha's Vineyard.
Growing up Aquinnah Wampanoag, Joseph Lee grappled with what it means to be an Indigenous person in the world today, especially as tribal land, culture, and community face new threats. Starting with the story of his own tribe, which is from the iconic Martha’s Vineyard, Lee tackles questions around Indigenous identity and the stubborn legacy of colonialism.
Lee weaves his story—and that of his family—with conversations with Indigenous leaders, artists, and scholars from around the world on everything from culture and language to climate change and the politics of belonging.
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Joseph Lee is an Aquinnah Wampanoag writer based in New York City. He has an MFA from Columbia University and teaches creative writing at Mercy University. His writing has been published in The Guardian, BuzzFeed, Vox, High Country News, and more. He was a Margins Fellow at the Asian American Writers Workshop and a Senior Indigenous Affairs Fellow at Grist.
This live, virtual event is presented by BPL's digital resource, Library Speakers Consortium, which curates virtual presentations with top authors from around the world.
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