"Would like to congratulate Winona LaDuke on her new business, and newly launching book that has been years in the making, "Winona LaDuke's Chronicles" See below for more information," Sarah LittleRedfeather, Designer
Winona LaDuke is one of the world’s most tireless and charismatic leaders on issues related to climate change, Indigenous rights, human rights, green and rural economies, grass-roots organizing, local foods, alternative sources of energy and the priceless value of clean water over a career spanning nearly 40 years of activism.
SPOTTED HORSE
We have decided to come out of the woods, to the lake; the origin of many of our stories, and the trade routes to the Mississippi and Red Rivers. We are following our ancestors. Round Lake Coffee Roasters, is a long story, or sets of stories. I’ve loved coffee more than almost anything most of my life. I know that my own community; the White Earth reservation needs to have good coffee too.
So, for fifteen years, we’ve roasted, our Dietrich is a small batch roaster. We’ve specialized in fair trade and organic coffees; sourced from Indigenous communities in Chiapas, Ethiopia, Sumatra and elsewhere; we are interested in the justice of coffee, as it is the second most traded substance in the world after oil. And, we are interested in the flavor of coffee- it has to be perfect.
Winona LaDuke's new SPOTTED HORSE PRESS publishing company
Winona LaDuke standing in front of ExxonMobil Heavy Haul truck, near Lolo Hot Springs, Oregon. Truck is stranded on the historic highway 12, Nez Perce territory.
— Winona LaDuke - Photo by Sean Cruz.
PRESS RELEASE
ANNOUNCING
LAUNCHING Jan. 2015
Long awaited, the book is at once, a travel journal, as she moves from one tribal community, village or gathering to another; and also features well-researched, in depth stories, analysis and tributes. Published by her new Spotted Horse Press publishing company, LaDuke shares much of her life, and the stories which compel her.
“I have lived much of my life on the road. Like my mother and father before me, I travel. For me it is from one tribal nation to another, from University to College, regulatory hearing, court room, to the United Nations; and then home. It is by car, airplane, sometimes by horse or canoe. My travels, a privileged life indeed. In this space, people share their stories, or, sometimes, if I am lucky, a story unfolds as I watch; pen in hand.” Winona LaDuke
Winona LaDuke’s, LaDuke Chronicles, comes out this solstice. Long awaited, the book is at once, a travel journal, as she moves from one tribal community, village or gathering to another; and also features well-researched, in depth stories, analysis and tributes. Published by her new Spotted Horse Press publishing company, LaDuke shares much of her life, and the stories which compel her.
From the back cover, “I have lived much of my life on the roadLike my mother and father before me, I travel- from one tribal nation to another, from University to College, regulatory hearing, court room, to the United Nations; and then home. This is the book of those travels, a privileged life indeed. In this space people share their stories, or, just at that moment, a story unfolds as I watch; pen in hand.”
