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URL:https://museum.msu.edu/events/speculative-futures-stories-with-dr-indi
 ginerd/
SUMMARY:Speculative Futures| Stories with Dr. IndigiNerd
DESCRIPTION:Indigenous futures with Dr. Lee Francis IV   \nIn recognitio
 n of Native American Heritage Month\, the MSU Museum presents a conversati
 on with Dr. Lee Francis IV (Pueblo of Laguna)\, also known as Dr. Indig
 iNerd. Founder and Chief Imagination Officer of the Indigenous Imagination
  Workshop\, Dr. Lee is an award-winning writer\, editor\, educator\, and e
 ntrepreneur whose work centers Indigenous futurisms\, storytelling\, and c
 reative entrepreneurship. He is the founder of Indigenous Comic Con\, the 
 Indigenous Futurisms Festival\, and Red Planet Books and Comics\, and a lo
 ngtime advocate for Native American youth. This program invites audiences 
 to consider futures shaped by Indigenous imagination\, sovereignty\, and i
 nnovation. \n\nRegister Here\n\nAbout Dr. Lee Francis IV\nDr. Lee Francis
  IV\, Ph.D. (Pueblo of Laguna) aka Dr. IndigiNerd is the Founder and Chief
  Imagination Officer of the Indigenous Imagination Workshop\, an organizat
 ion dedicated to sparking and cultivating the Indigenous Imagination. He i
 s an educator and entrepreneur and the founder of the Indigenous Comic Con
 \, Indigenous Worlds of Wonder\, the Indigenous Futurisms Festival\, Nativ
 e Realities\, and Red Planet Books and Comics.\n\nLee is also an award-win
 ning writer and editor with multiple publications from poetry to short sto
 ries to comics. He was the host and lead writer for IndigiGenius on New Me
 xico PBS and the co-producer for Sovereign Innovations on PBS Digital. He 
 is also the creator of Sovereignty Gardens\, a Native American kids puppet
 ry show that teaches youth about gardening and food sovereignty. He contin
 ues to be a strong advocate for Native American youth\, especially in help
 ing them with creative entrepreneurship. He lives in North Carolina with h
 is family.
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