In Celebration of Marilou Awiakta
Channel: UTKLibraries
Date: 04/06/2021

Marilou Awiakta is an award-winning poet, storyteller, essayist, and environmental advocate whose work draws on her Cherokee ancestry and Appalachian roots. This virtual event, held on June 3, 2021, celebrated her works, gifts to the world, and support to the University of Tennessee.

Awiakta’s books Abiding Appalachia: Where Mountain and Atom Meet, Selu: Seeking the Corn Mother’s Wisdom, and Rising Fawn and the Fire Mystery are available from Amazon.

Awiakta is grateful to her daughter, Aleex Conner, her literary manager and liaison, who worked diligently with university staff on this program. Enjoy!