Loriene Roy High Noon Talk - Supporting Reading at Tribal Schools

Wednesday, November 4, 12 - 1 PM

Free

Dr. Loriene Roy, an Anishinabe (Ojibwe) enrolled on the White Earth Reservation, a member of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, and a Professor at the School of Information at the University of Texas at Austin will discuss how she and her students support reading at tribal schools through the "If I Can Read, I Can Do Anything" program, a national reading club for American Indian youths. Since its inception in 1999 the program has helped thousands of children in Texas and across the nation.

In 2010, Roy will participate in "Operation Teen Book Drop" that partners with reservation schools and young adult reading blogs to increase the availability of quality, appropriate reading materials for American Indian children.

Professor Roy will be joined by graduate students in the School of Information for a discussion on the impact of the program within the community and how community members can take action to help.

Download the podcast from an interview with Dr. Roy.

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