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Prestigious McKnight Arts Award Goes to Anishinaabe Writer Marcie Rendon (Extended Interview)

MN Native News August 26, 2020

Anishinaabe writer Marcie Rendon has just been awarded the prestigious McKnight Distinguished Artist Award for 2020.

Rendon is a citizen of the White Earth Nation who lives in south Minneapolis. She is a mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, play write, author and poet. The McKnight honor comes with 50-thousand dollars.

Reporter Melissa Townsend talked with Rendon about her work and the most recent recognition. This is the extended, edited version of their conversation. Read and listen to the main story here.

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