Poet Sherman Funamker discusses Bear Tracks: Memories of a Ho-Chunk Elder

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Teejop & Beyond welcomes poet Sherman Funmaker, author of Bear Tracks: Memories of a Ho-Chunk Elder

Sherman Funmaker shares his life story in his intensely personal debut, Bear Tracks. In this collection of poems and short essays, Funmaker explores themes of childhood and familial ties, finding and leaving home, and seeking belonging. A Ho-Chunk Nation Bear Clan elder and grandson of renowned Ho-Chunk storyteller Xéhachiwinga (Mountain Wolf Woman), Funmaker illuminates how his Ho-Chunk culture has had a lasting impact on his life, self-expression, and point of view.

About Teejop & Beyond: Celebrating Native Nations

Each fall, Madison Public Library and Ho-Chunk Gaming Madison welcome a variety of Native artists, storytellers, and community leaders into library spaces for a series of programs celebrating Indigenous people in and beyond Teejop (pronounced day-JOPE, meaning Four Lakes, or Madison). For more information on the series, including a full lineup of programs, visit www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/partnerships/initiatives/teejop

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