HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-02 One Book One ValleyProclamation No. 02, Series of 2024
ONE BOOK ONE VALLEY, 2024
A valley-wide Community Read sponsored by the
Towns of Avon, Eagle, Gypsum, Minturn, Red Cliff and Vail
WHEREAS,Community Read programs have united and uplifted hundreds of cities and municipalities
throughout the United States of America;
WHEREAS,the book “Calling for a Blanket Dance” by Oscar Hokeah is the author’s “highly
anticipated debut novel that tells the story of Ever Geimausaddle, the son of a Kiowa and Cherokee
mother and a Mexican father, as he navigates life across Native lands in Oklahoma”;
WHEREAS,Hokeah’s novel tells a story of the contemporary experiences of Indigenous people; “a
story of a young Native American boy who belongs to a splintering family, grasps for stability and love,
and makes all the wrong choices until he finds a space of his own"; whose family--part Mexican, part
Native American--is determined to hold on to their community despite obstacles everywhere they turn;
WHEREAS,this Eagle Valley Community Read is the 13th Year of the One Book One Valley initiative;
WHEREAS,this Eagle Valley Community Read will feature book discussions in venues around the
valley; special programs being planned by our two newest partners - the Vail Symposium and the
Eagle Valley Land Trust; and, a special Guest Appearance by the author in April;
WHEREAS, the Vail Public Library, in collaboration with the Bookworm of Edwards, Colorado
Mountain College, Battle Mountain High School, Eagle Valley High School, Vail Mountain School,
the Vail Symposium and the Eagle Valley Land Trust have collectively resolved to bring this valley-
wide Community Read program to the citizens of Eagle County; and,
WHEREAS, the One Book One Valley initiative will encourage literacy and shared enjoyment of
reading throughout Eagle County.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Mayor and Vail Town Council do herby proclaim the One Book
One Valley initiative and officially announce and promote the book “Calling for a Blanket
Dance” to all Eagle County residents for their enjoyment and the enjoyment for all.
Dated this 2nd day of April, 2024.
Vail Town Council Attest:
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Travis Coggin, Mayor Stephanie Bibbens, Town Clerk