Native (Okanagan) author, poet and educator, Jeannette Armstrong, will present a talk, The People to Be: Nsyilxcn language and Story. The talk will be on March 26 at the Merc Theater in Twisp, from 7 to 9pm. Suggested donation, $12. 997-4904 for more information.

Dr. Armstrong will talk about indigenous knowledge systems, in particular the human-to-land relationship and the way it is expressed in the Nsyilxcn language. Through teaching stories, these knowledge systems are available to all people and learning institutions.

In these times of climate change and social discord, the public can benefit from indigenous knowledge projects such as those at En’owkin Centre in Canada and through the University of British Columbia Indigenous Studies.

Dr. Armstrong is an internationally known Native author, educator, artist and activist, born on the Penticton Indian Reservation in British Columbia.