Governor Heineman is holding a proclamation signing ceremony honoring 2012 as One Book One Nebraska Reads I Am A Man Wednesday. The event will be held in the Warner Chamber of the second floor of the Nebraska State Capitol at 1445 K Street beginning 10:30 a.m. on January 18.
“I Am a Man: Chief Standing Bear’s Journey for Justice,” by Joseph Starita, was selected as the 2012 One Book One Nebraska selection in October 2011.
His book highlights the courageous court battle of the Ponca chief to gain equality for his people under the law.
“I Am A Man” was selected for the One Book - One Lincoln community reading program in 2010.
Starita uses proceeds from his book and fees for related speaking engagements to create the Standing Bear Memorial Scholarship Fund for Nebraska Native American high school students.
Starita’s 1995 book, “The Dull Knifes of Pine Ridge: A Lakota Odyssey,” reeived a 1996 Pulitzer Prize nomination, won the Mountain and Plains Booksellers Association Award and has been published in six foreign languages. “The Dull Knifes of Pine Ridge” traces the lives of Dull Knife and members of four succeeding generations.
In July 2011, Starita received the National Education Association’s Leo Reano Memorial Award, acknowledging his work toward the education and achievement of equal opportunity for American Indians.
About Governor Heineman’s Proclamations
Photographs will be available for viewing and downloading within 48 hours of the signing ceremony at the following links:
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About One Book One Nebraska
One Book One Nebraska is sponsored by Nebraska Center for the Book, Nebraska Humanities Council, Nebraska Library Association and Nebraska Library Commission. Nebraska libraries and other literary and cultural organizations plan activities and events statewide to encourage all Nebraskans to read and discuss the same book.