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The International Armenian Literary Alliance, Mizna, and the Asian American Writer’s Workshop present the Sarkisian Workshop Series: Can Storytelling Save Us? This series of six writing workshops will encourage writers to engage with the pressing issues of our time. Workshop facilitators include: Diane Wilson, Peter Balakian, Olivia Katrandjian, Sarah Aziza, Arthur Kayzakian, and Moheb Soliman. Learn more here.

Join us for the second installment of the Sarkisian Workshop Series: Centering Indigenous Experiences in Climate Narratives with Diane Wilson. The virtual workshop will take place on April 19, 2026, at 9:00 AM Pacific | 12:00 PM Eastern | 8:00 PM Armenia Time.

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ABOUT THE WORKSHOP

Foundational to Indigenous culture is a worldview that is relational to all other beings, a perspective that also shapes our storytelling. Climate narratives from that viewpoint are stories that emphasize this relationality, that accept the responsibility that is intrinsic to being a good relative, and has social justice embedded in its foundation. This workshop will provide context about Dakota people, and key teachings related to this world view, in particular, the concept of Mitakuye Owasin (We Are All Related), food sovereignty, and cultural recovery. Students will explore literature that embodies these teachings, as well as generative writing prompts.