To celebrate Native American Heritage Month, the Hailey Public Library will host Tony Tekaroniake Evans discussing his new book, “Teaching Native Pride: Upward Bound and the Legacy of Isabel Bond,” on Thursday, Dec. 2, at 5:30 p.m.
RSVP to kristin.fletcher@haileypubliclibrary.org.
“We’re delighted to invite our friend, award-winning writer and journalist Tony Evans to share the story of a remarkable University of Idaho professor and her successful program that helped low-income and at-risk Native students attend college,” stated Kristin Fletcher, the library’s programs and engagement manager. “Bond intertwined regional Native American history and her own Idaho family history to help Indian students break away from entrenched negative cycles. In addition, many Anglos gained a deeper appreciation for their Native neighbors’ culture and history.”
Evans is the author of “A History of Indians in the Sun Valley Area” (Blaine County Historical Museum 2016). His forthcoming book, “Memory and Destiny, the Life of Glenn Janss,” will be released in 2021.