Photos: David A. Robertson - © Amber Green, book covers - © Little Tiger, Publishing House 

Events in Europe

David A. Robertson, an award-winning Cree author and public speaker from Winnipeg, Canada will be on tour in Germany

Photo: © Amber Green

The tour is organized by the German publishing house "Little Tiger" - Several of his books are available in German language

You will find the tour schedule underneath the book descriptions.

Book cover: © Little Tiger Publishing House
Link - Please, click on the photo

 

"Als wir allein waren" - English title: "When we were alone"

Description:

"A young girl notices things about her grandmother that make her curious. Why does her grandmother have long, braided hair and beautifully coloured clothing? Why does she speak Cree and spend so much time with her family? As the girl asks questions, her grandmother shares her experiences in a residential school, when all of these things were taken away."

Description reference source and book in English: https://www.portageandmainpress.com/Books/W/When-We-Were-Alone2

For more information please click on the i-symbol

"Die weite Steppe - Misewa Saga, Band I"

"Die weite Steppe - Misewa Saga, Band I"

English book title: „The Barren Grounds - The Misewa-Saga, Book One

Description: "Morgan and Eli, two Indigenous children forced away from their families and communities, are brought together in a foster home in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They each feel disconnected, from their culture and each other, and struggle to fit in at school and at their new home -- until they find a secret place, walled off in an unfinished attic bedroom. A portal opens to another reality, Askí, bringing them onto frozen, barren grounds, where they meet Ochek (Fisher). The only hunter supporting his starving community, Misewa, Ochek welcomes the human children, teaching them traditional ways to survive. But as the need for food becomes desperate, they embark on a dangerous mission."

German book cover: © Little Tiger Publishing House

Reference source: Link to the description and the book in English: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/606650/the-barren-grounds-by-david-a-robertson/9780735266100

"Der große Bär - Misewa Saga, Band II"

"Der große Bär - Misewa Saga, Band II"

English book title: "The Great Bear - The Misewa Saga, Book Two"

Description: "Back at home after their first adventure in the Barren Grounds, Eli and Morgan each struggle with personal issues: Eli is being bullied at school, and tries to hide it from Morgan, while Morgan has to make an important decision about her birth mother. They turn to the place where they know they can learn the most, and make the journey to Misewa to visit their animal friends. This time they travel back in time and meet a young fisher that might just be their lost friend. But they discover that the village is once again in peril, and they must dig deep within themselves to find the strength to protect their beloved friends. Can they carry this strength back home to face their own challenges?"

German book cover: © Little Tiger Publishing House

Reference source: Link to the description and the book in English: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/606651/the-great-bear-by-david-a-robertson/9780735266131

We received the following invitation:

The Embassy of Canada in Germany invites you
to a discussion and reading with Cree author David A. Robertson,

moderated by Dr. Geneviève Susemihl

Thursday, 9 November 2023, 18h (doors open 17:30h)

Leipziger Platz 17, 10117 Berlin

The event will be followed by a reception. 

This event will be in the English language. 

Please register via Eventbrite:

https://www.eventbrite.de/e/discussion-and-reading-with-indigenous-author-david-a-robertson-tickets-743499546157?aff=oddtdtcreator

Tour Schedule

November 7, 2023
Tübingen

9:00 a.m. (internal event)
School class reading from „The Barren Grounds - MISEWA-Saga Vol. 1“
Tübingen

6:15 p.m.

„(Re)storying Indigenous Worlds: Meet the author David A. Robertson“

University of Tübingen, Brechtbau, H 037, Wilhelmstr. 50

In cooperation with the German-American Institute Tübingen and the American Studies Department of the University of Tübingen. Further information:

https://www.dai-tuebingen.de/events/restorying-indigenous-worlds-meet-the-author-david-a-robertson.html

November 8, 2023
Dresden

1:00 p.m.

David A. Robertson
Award-Winning Indigenous Popular Fiction Author from Canada
Lecture, Author Reading, Q&A

Moderation: Dr. Moritz Ingwersen
In cooperation with the TU Dresden

More details will follow

November 9, 2023
Berlin

6:00 p.m.

(doors open 5:30 p.m.)

Discussion and reading with Cree author David A. Robertson

Embassy of Canada in Germany, Leipziger Platz 17, Berlin
Prior registration required (@eventbrite.com).

For more information, please take a look at the invitation above.

November 10, 2023
Hamburg

10:00 a.m. (internal event)

Bilingual school class reading from „The Barren Grounds - MISEWA-Saga Vol. 1"
Kinderbuchhaus im Altonaer Museum, Museumstraße 23

4:00 p.m.

Bilingual reading from „The Barren Grounds - MISEWA-Saga Vol. 1“,
followed by author talk and Q&A

MARKK - Museum am Rothenbaum, Rothenbaumchaussee 64, Hamburg

https://markk-hamburg.de/veranstaltungen/die-weite-steppe-misewa-saga-band-1/

For more information and interview requests, please contact: 

Link to the website of the author David A. Robertson:

https://www.darobertson.ca/

The event announcement we had received from "Kultur- und Stadthistorisches Museum Duisburg" (Museum of Culture and City History in Duisburg) about the exhibition "The North American Indian – Fascination and staging in the photographies of Edward Curtis" has been moved to the archive, because the text contains interesting information about the work of Edward Curtis.