Background
Kohn, Rita was born on October 10, 1933 in South Fallsburg, New York, United States. Daughter of William and Molly Tevelowitz.
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The story takes place in the fall in a woodland region along the Great Lakes of North America, the traditional homeland for more than twenty Native American nations. It focuses on the Woodland People's annual tradition of gathering to share in and give thanks for a plentiful harvest. By counting how many people are needed to carry out a particular task, children strengthen their counting skills as well as learn the significance of sharing and cooperation.
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Forty-one individuals, from seventeen different tribes, representing eleven nations, tell their stories in Always a People. As descendants of people who shaped the history of the North American continent from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes, the narrators herein continue to feel closely bound to the land from which most of them have been forcibly removed. The eleven nations represented in this volume are the Miami, Potawatomi, Delaware, Shawnee, Peoria, Oneida, Ottawa, Winnebago, Sac and Fox, Chippewa, and Kickapoo. All of the people interviewed here have a very deep and abiding commitment to their families and speak of great-great grandparents as intimately as they do of their parents. All see themselves as real people who do not fit the stereotypes often associated with ""native Americans."" All speak of the urgency for making room for multiple voices drawn from many traditions.
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Kohn, Rita was born on October 10, 1933 in South Fallsburg, New York, United States. Daughter of William and Molly Tevelowitz.
Bachelor of Science summa cum laude, Buffalo State College, 1955. Master of Science, Illinois State University, Normal, 1968.
Teacher Tonawanda (New York ) Junior High School, 1955-1956, Metcalf Laboratory School, Normal, 1963-1968, 78-79. From instructor to assistant professor Illinois State University, 1969-1973, 87-88, director marketing, CEPS, 1980-1983. Director continuing education Butler University, Indianapolis, 1983-1984.
Adjunct professor journalism Indiana University, since 1984. Coordinator Always A River Project, Indiana Humanities Council, National Endowment of the Humanities, Indianapolis, 1988-1991, 93. Editor Ohio River Valley Books, University Press. of Kentucky, Lexington, since 1991.
Columnist, feature writer NUVO News Weekly, Indianapolis, since 1997, Arts Indiana magazine, 1998-2001, arts4all.com/newsletter, since 2001, Pointe Magazine, since 2005, Dance Critics Association International, since 2005, The Dramatist, since 2005, Theatre Library. Association Quartely, since 2009. Co-founder Heartland Theatre, Normal, Illinois, 1985, Indiana American Indian Theatre Company, 2000, Beckmann Theatre Company, 2003, artistic director and resident playwright, since 2004, co founder, DivaFest Indianapolis, 2010.
Coordinator Rivers, Roads, Rails project Indiana Arts Commission and Arts Council Indianapolis, 2005^. Consultant in field.
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Precinct committeeman, assistant committeeman Democratic Party, Normal, 1960s-80s. Volunteer Indiana Repertory Theatre, Phoenix Theatre, Civic Theatre, Indianapolis, since 1983. Board directors, volunteer Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation, since 1983.
Member Authors Guild, Dramatists Guild, Hoosier Folklore Society, Indiana Theatre Association, Dance Critics Association, Theatre Library. Associate.
Married Walter Singapore Kohn, June 19, 1955 (deceased November 1998). Children: Sharon Ruth, Martin Steven, Thomas David.