Sally Thompson Signing Books At The Bookstore

Montana author, Sally Thompson will be signing books at The Bookstore on Saturday, April 5th, from 1:00-3:00 with a reading at 1:30. Sally is a gifted storyteller who uncovers the revelatory power of the past and weaves it together to reveal the rich fabric of the cultures and histories of the Rocky Mountain West. She grew up in Denver where the Front Range of the Rockies oriented her to the world. She will be reading from her newest book "Black Robes Enter Coyote's World: Chief Charlo & Father Der Smet in the Rocky Mountains. This book brings to life the complicated history of the Jesuit missionaries among Montana's Native peoples--a saga of encounter, accommodation and resistance during the transformative decades of the mid-to-late nineteenth century.

Sally Thompson is an anthropologist and cultural heritage consultant. She formerly served as founder and director of the Regional Learning Project and as Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act specialist for the University of Montana, Missoula, where, on occasion, she teaches traditional ecological knowledge. Thompson is also the author of People before the Park: The Kootenai and Blackfeet before Glacier National Park and Disturbing the Sleeping Buffalo: 23 Unexpected Stories that Awaken Montana's Past.

If you have any questions or would like to reserve copies of the books call The Bookstore at 683-6807