David Heska Wanbli Weiden Native American Studies and Political Science Director of Native American Studies program Metropolitan State University of Denver
David Heska Wanbli Weiden will discuss some of the criminal justice policies enacted by the U.S. government that harm Native American nations and their citizens, and how these laws contribute to the problem of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women/Relatives. He’ll discuss the Major Crimes Act, federal sentencing regulations and other governmental policies, and he’ll read selections from his novel, Winter Counts.
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David Heska Wanbli Weiden, an enrolled citizen of the Sicangu Lakota Nation, is the author of Winter Counts (Ecco/HarperCollins, 2020), nominated for the Edgar Award, and winner of the Anthony, Thriller, Lefty, Barry, Macavity, Spur, High Plains, Electa Quinney, CrimeFest (UK), and Tillie Olsen Awards, and translated into five languages. His nonfiction and scholarship have appeared in the New York Times, Shenandoah, Writer’s Digest, and numerous academic journals. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin, his law degree from the University of Denver, and his MFA degree from the Institute of American Indian Arts.
