Center for Indigenous Community Engagement host book talk

(Tahlequah, Oklahoma) - Northeastern State University Navajo historian and assistant professor Dr. Farina King has released her book, The Earth Memory Compass: Din Landscapes and Education in the Twentieth Century. The Center for Indigenous Community Engagement and King will host a talk on Oct. 23 at 4 p.m. on the second floor landing of the John Vaughan Library.

The Earth Memory Compass explores tradition and cultural identity as it is passed from generation to generation of Din, or Navajo. The book follows Kings search for her own Din identity. In her exploration, she investigates the interconnections among Navajo students, their people and Navajo lands.

At the center of Kings study is the Din idea of the Four Directions. She elaborates on the meanings and teachings of the directions and examines how Navajos have embedded memories in landmarks to serve as a compass for their peoplea compass threatened by the dislocation and disconnection of Din students from their land, communities and Navajo ways of learning.

The event is free to attend and open to the public. There will be copies of Kings book available for purchase. The Earth Memory Compass is also available to purchase from the University Press of Kansas.

For more information, contact King at king64@nsuok.edu.