Writer In Residence
Women’s Writing Program in the county jails, Ramsey, Washington, Sherburne, MN, 2013-2017
Success Beyond the Classroom, Young Author's Conference, Bethal College, St. Paul 2014
2013 Native Women Language Keepers Symposium, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Theater Residency, University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse, WI; work with theater students at the University to create a site-specific performance project in four days April 2010
Playwright talk, Haskell Indian College, Lawrence, Kansas. February 2010
Poet/writer talk, Minnesota Arts High School, Golden Valley, MN. May 2010 Playwright talk, Mama Mosaic Teen Youth Theater Project, 2010 Little Earth/MN Open Book Project; Little Earth Afterschool Program, December 2010
FANCI Composer’s Residency, South High, Mpls., MN-work with youth to write song lyrics – January 2008
Tama Iowa Tribal Center, 1-day theater residency with teens – July 2007
Fond du Lac History Museum, spoken word writing residency – Spring 2007
Project Hoop Community-based Residencies, White Earth Cultural Center, Minneapolis American Indian Center & MN Indigenous Task Force – three phase residency to create community theater
Naawayee Center School, SASE playwriting residency – Mpls – 2006
Hayes Middle School, 3-week residency with Middle school special needs students May 2005.
Intermedia Arts, consultant/dramaturg for Karen peoples of Burma to create performance piece. 2005
Presentations
Dialogue for Life, conference presenter, Montreal, Nov 2013 & 2014
Theater Artist Panel, All My Relations Gallery, Mpls., June 2014
North Hennepin Community College, English teacher, spring semester, 2014
Success Beyond the Classroom; Young Authors Conference: 2014; Bethal College
Salmon is Everything by Theresa May, participate as cultural speaker for theater conference, University of Oregon, 2011
Earth Matters On Stage Festival, University of Oregon; Indigenous Playwright's Panel 2009
Performing Motherhood Conference, Mount Allison University, NB, Canada: reading of friends…. Participate in discourse on dramatic explorations of motherhood 2008
Discursive Practices:The Formation of A Transnational Indigenous Poetics; Indigenous Writers of the Americas Conference, Univ. of California, Davis 2008
13th Osseo Area School Indian Education Day & Wacipi, Author presentation and bookmaking opportunity for youth 2008 & 2009
Honoring Spiderwoman Theater / Celebrating Native American Theater, Miami University, Ohio 2008