And I'm So, Well, thanks for coming back on to the podcast.

Sarah, it's good to have you.

Today we are discussing your wonderful book.

We are the Stars, colonizing and decolonizing the Ochetti-Shakoi literary tradition.

And maybe we can just start with the introduction of yourself and who you are.

Yeah, sure.

So, hi, my name is Sarah Hernandez and I am Cichungu Lakota.

My family is from the Rosebud Reservation.

I'm related to the floods and the clones in Rosebud.

I am an assistant professor at the University of New Mexico.

My focus is on Native American literature, specifically Ochetti Shockeling literature.

I'm also a longtime member of the Oak Lake Writers Society, so that's actually how you know I became

familiar with the podcast is you know Nick invited us to do the Native Reed podcast

what like three three years ago now has it been that long? Yeah, yeah, it was at the beginning of a

pandemic. Oh yeah, that's right. Wow. Yeah, yeah. Yeah. And yeah, I think that's the main points.

Yeah, and even the Native Reads podcast makes it into the book itself.

And in many ways, the Native Read's podcast as you conceived it as well as the Native

reads project in general is very much a part or at the heart of this this book and

your research as a scholar as well as your work with the

Ochett de Shaakoi Writers Society formerly known as the Oak Lake

Yes I know I keep forgetting. Yeah formerly known as the Oak Lake. Yes, I know I keep forgetting.

Yeah, formerly known as the Oak Lake Writers Society.

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