Host: Aritha van Herk

Aritha van Herk is the author of five novels and four works of non-fiction. She has published multiple articles and bio-critical texts. She teaches Creative Writing and Canadian Literature at the University of Calgary. At Wordfest, Aritha van Herk hosts the events listed below:

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With gratitude, mutual respect, and reciprocity, we acknowledge the ancestral home, culture, and oral teachings of the Treaty 7 signatories which includes the Siksika Nation, Piikani Nation, Kainai Nation, the Îethka Stoney Nakoda Nation, consisting of the Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Good Stoney Bands, and the people of the Tsuut’ina Nation. We also recognize the Métis people of Alberta Region 3 who call Treaty 7 their home.

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