03-12-2024 Proclamation - One Book One Valley 2024A
Avon
COLORADO
OFFICIAL PROCLAMATION
ONE BOOK ONE VALLEY 2024
A valley -wide Community Read sponsored by the Towns of Avon, Eagle,
Gypsum, Minturn, Red Cliff and Vail
WHEREAS, Community Read programs have united and uplifted hundreds of cities and municipalities throughout
the United States of America; and,
WHEREAS, the book "Calling for a Blanket Dance" by Oscar Hokeah is the author's "highly anticipated debut
novel that tells the story of Ever Geimausaddle, the son of a Kiowa and Cherokee mother and a Mexican father,
as he navigates life across Native lands in Oklahoma"; and,
WHEREAS, Hokeah's novel will feel familiar to fans of Louise Erdrich and Tommy Orange, shifting between the
perspectives of different characters and jumping around in time to tell a story of the contemporary experiences of
Indigenous people, while also taking care to disrupt any reductive notions of homogeneity in this arena; and,
WHEREAS, this Eagle Valley Community Read is the 13th Year of the One Book One Valley initiative. According
to Ali Teague from the Bookworm of Edwards; "I can't believe this incredible book is a debut novel with its lyrical
language and wholly unique characters and voices. Calling for a Blanket Dance illustrates what it's like to be
Mexican American and Indigenous in the United States. I'm so glad we picked it for our community -wide read,
because it demonstrates the expectations that communities have for each individual, and the responsibility we all
have to raise each other; and,
WHEREAS, this Eagle Valley Community Read will feature book discussions in venues around the valley; special
programs being planned by our two newest partners - the Vail Symposium and the Eagle Valley Land Trust; and,
a special Guest Appearance by the author in April; and,
WHEREAS, the Vail Public Library, in collaboration with the Bookworm of Edwards, Colorado Mountain College,
Battle Mountain High School, Eagle Valley High School, Vail Mountain School, the Vail Symposium and the Eagle
Valley Land Trust have collectively resolved to bring this valley -wide Community Read program to the citizens of
Eagle County; and,
WHEREAS, the One Book One Valley initiative will encourage literacy and shared enjoyment of reading
throughout Eagle County.
NOW, THEREFORE, we, the Town Council of the Town of Avon, Colorado, do hereby promote the One Book
One Valley initiative and officially announce and promote the book "Calling for a Blanket Dance" to all Eagle
County residents for their enjoyment and the enjoyment of all.
ATTEST:
Miguel Jauregui Cisinueva, Town
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