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Sasha LaPointe

Sasha LaPointe
Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe is a Coast Salish author from the Nooksack and Upper Skagit Indian tribes. She received a double MFA in Creative Nonfiction and Poetry from the Institute of American Indian Arts. She lives in Tacoma, Washington.


How a Naming Ceremony Unlocks a History of Power

Sasha LaPointe on Taking the Skagit Name of Her Great Grandmother
March 30, 2022  By Sasha LaPointe
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