Joseph Bruchac

Joseph Bruchac was born and raised in the Adirondack foothills where he still makes his home in the house in Greenfield Center, NY where his grandparents raised him. An enrolled member of the Nulhegan Abenaki Nation, he’s an award-winning author of over 180 books, a poet, traditional storyteller, and musician who often performs with his two sons Jame and Jesse. In 2023 he was named the Poet Laureate of his hometown of Saratoga Springs, NY and awarded a major fellowship by the Academy of American Poets. His most recent books include VOICES OF THE PEOPLE, poetic biographies of significant Native people over the last 1000 years illustrated by contemporary Native artists, a picture book GLUSKONBA AND THE MAPLE TREES, co-authored with his sons and the reissue of his ground-breaking novel of ancient times DAWN LAND. His ongoing blog GENERATIONS can be found on his website joebruchac.com