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(In)Justice Unveiled: A Story of Colonial Policy and Indigenous Resistance - JLF Colorado: International Literature Festival

What can we learn if we frame genocide and colonization in the United States as an ongoing project, rather than an artifact of the past? Through which mechanisms do persistent colonial patterns endure across history and manifest in contemporary times? Award-winning author David Heska Wanbli Weiden will unveil the numerous criminal justice policies enacted by the U.S. government that harm Native American nations and their citizens. He will examine the contemporary movement of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women/Relatives (MMIW/R) as an intentional result and legacy of enduring colonial patriarchal policy. In this conversation, David Weiden will discuss the Major Crimes Act, federal sentencing regulations, and other governmental policies, while reading selections from his award-winning novel, Winter Counts.

Venue: Brook

All are invited to JLF Colorado - an annual international literature festival of books, ideas, stories and camaraderie - September 13-14 at Boulder Public Library.

Date:: Saturday, Sep 13 2025
Time:: 1:15pm - 2:15pm
Location:: Main Library
Audience:: Ages 12 to 18 Ages 18+
Categories:: Author Talk

JLF Colorado is a proud sister festival of the world-renowned Jaipur Literature Festival. JLF Colorado is produced by Teamwork Arts and has been hosted each September in Boulder, Colorado since 2014. We bring together inspiring authors and thought leaders from across the state and around the world.

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