Elk river arts & lectures
Release Date: February 14th, 2023
An Evening with Oscar Hokeah
Elk River Arts & Lectures is hosting a free public lecture by writer Oscar Hokeah on
Thursday, March 2 at 7 p.m. at Elk River Books. The event is free and open to the public.
Oscar Hokeah’s novel, Calling for a Blanket Dance, was published in 2022. This electric
debut takes us into the life of Ever Geimausaddle, whose family—part Mexican, part
Native American—is determined to hold onto their community despite obstacles
everywhere they turn. The novel was recently nominated for a Pen/Hemingway Award
and longlisted for the 2023 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction. Author
Susan Power called it “Stunning.”
Hokeah is a regionalist Native American writer of literary fiction, interested in capturing
intertribal, transnational, and multicultural aspects within two tribally specific
Okahaoma communities: Tahlequah and Lawton, Oklahoma. He was raised inside these
tribal circles and continues to reside there today.
Hokeah’s visit is made possible by the generous support of Humanities Montana, the
Community Closet, the Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation, and individual
donors. During his visit, Hokeah will meet with students at Park High School.
Elk River Arts & Lectures is a nonprofit organization dedicated to cultivating and
celebrating the literary arts in Park County.
For more information about this event, call (406) 333-2330 or visit elkriverarts.org.