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A virtual series connecting you to Native stories by Native authors

Discussing the novel

The Berry Pickers

By author Amanda Peters (Mi’kmaq)
Hosted by American Indian College Fund President Cheryl Crazy Bull

Tuesday, November 18, 2025 • 1pm – 2pm MST • Free Virtual Event

The Berry Pickers – By Amanda Peters (Mi’kmaq)

A four-year-old Mi’kmaq girl goes missing from the blueberry fields of Maine, sparking a mystery that will haunt the survivors, unravel a family, and remain unsolved for nearly fifty years

“A stunning debut about love, race, brutality, and the balm of forgiveness.” —People, A Best New Book

Each session offers an opportunity to engage with Native voices, share reflections, and build community through storytelling.

🧡 Open to all
🌐 Held online — join from anywhere
💬 Thoughtful discussions

Celebrate Indigenous literature. Honor Indigenous perspectives.
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AMANDA PETERS is a writer of Mi’kmaq and settler ancestry. Her bestselling debut novel, The Berry Pickers, won the Barnes and Nobel Discover Prize, the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, the Crime Writers of Canada Best First Novel Award, and the Dartmouth Book Award, in addition to numerous other prize nominations. Her short story collection, Waiting for the Long Night Moon was released in August 2024 and was shortlisted for the Alistair McLeod short fiction prize. Peters has a certificate in creative writing from the University of Toronto, and she is a graduate of the Master of Fine Arts program at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She is a member of Glooscap First Nation and lives in the Annapolis Valley with her fur babies.