The DIA and Next Chapter Books are thrilled to host author Angeline Boulley for a live reading and signing during her Fall 2025 book release tour of Sisters in the Wind. 

Partners include South Eastern Michigan Indians, Inc. (SEMII), the North American Indian Association of Detroit (NAIA), and American Indian Health & Family Services (AIHFS). 

Taking place on Indigenous Peoples’ Day, this highly anticipated, once-in-a-lifetime community experience, will offer registered guests of the discussion a free self-guided tour of Contemporary Anishinaabe Art: A Continuation.

Angeline Boulley, an enrolled member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, is a storyteller who writes about her Ojibwe community in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. She is a former Director of the Office of Indian Education at the U.S. Department of Education. Her debut novel Firekeeper's Daughter was an instant #1 New York Times bestseller and the recipient of numerous international accolades, including the ALA Printz and Morris Awards, the YA Goodreads Choice Award, and the Walter Award for Outstanding Children's Literature. Angeline lives in southwest Michigan, but her home will always be on Sugar Island.