An Evening of Conversation With Geneviève Salamone & Stephanie Big Eagle
Thu, Mar 23
|Ames City Auditorium


Time & Location
Mar 23, 2023, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM CDT
Ames City Auditorium, 520 6th St, Ames, IA 50010, USA
About the event
In this interactive talk, Geneviève Salamone and Stephanie Big Eagle will discuss their artistic work and how they use their platforms to educate and bring awareness to critical issues within Indigenous communities. Please see below for more information on each presenter; This is a free event open to the public and was made possible by grants funded from Arts Midwest & The National Endowment for Arts. ______________________________
Geneviève Gros-Louis Salamone is an Internationally recognized violinist, producer, film composer and beadworker from the Huron-Wendat Nation. After confronting PTSD from childhood sexual abuse, she uses her platform and artwork to raise awareness on issues surrounding mental health, sexual violence against women and critical Indigenous issues such as the Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women and the Indian Residential Schools. She holds a degree in Violin Performance and Indigenous Studies from McGill University and may currently be found composing Hollywood film, television and video game…