Meet Author Dan SaSuWeh Jones, Ponca Nation

"Living Ghosts and Mischievous Monsters"

Join us for an afternoon of chilling American Indian Stories with author Dan SaSuWeh Jones, Ponca Nation. For all ages.

Want to learn more about Indigenous ghost and monster stories? Join us for an afternoon at Hardesty Regional Library with Dan SaSuWeh Jones, Ponca Nation, author of Living Ghosts and Mischievous Monsters: Chilling American Indian Stories as he discusses his book and the importance of Native American storytelling. 

About the author:

SaSuWeh Jones is the former chairman of the Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma and was appointed by Governor Brad Henry of Oklahoma as vice chairman of the Oklahoma Indian Affairs Commission. He is a writer, producer and artist. 

About the book:

Dark figures in the night. Cries on the wind. Monsters watching from the edge of the wood.

While some of these creatures are simply mischievous, many of them are the stuff of nightmares. From timeless tales to sightings that could have happened yesterday, prepare for terrifying accounts of restless spirits, walking dolls, and the wendigo, shape-shifters and hungry skeletons.

Ghost stories remain among the most treasured tales passed from generation to generation in American Indian cultures. Through time, communities have told and continue to tell stories to share origins of the world and tribal history, to carry messages and to teach, and of course to entertain. SaSuWeh Jones has compiled some of his favorites with contributions from storytellers across the U.S. and Canada.

Books will be available for purchase courtesy of Magic City Books. 

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