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SUMMARY:Writing the Story of Queen Catharine Montour and Awakening the Montour Legacy
DESCRIPTION:Queen Catharine Montour was a Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) and 
 French woman\, who served as the matriarch and namesake of Montour Falls\, 
 New York. A heroine who led her people to safety to Fort Niagara at the end 
 of the American Revolution when her village and other Haudenosaunee 
 settlements were being desecrated\, Montour inspired author Cynthia G. 
 Neale to write the historical novel\, Catharine\, Queen of the Tumbling 
 Waters. The book eventually made its way into the hands of one of Catharine 
 Montour’s descendants\, Jaime L. Montour. \n\nJoin us for this unique 
 talk as Cynthia G. Neale discusses the inspiration behind her novel and 
 Jaime L. Montour shares her lineage journey and how Neale’s book helped 
 her on her path to ensure that the Montour name\, as well as the Six 
 Nations\, continue to rise with voice\, healing\, and 
 purpose.\n\n\n\nCynthia G. Neale is the author of several plays\, stories\, 
 and novels including Catharine\, Queen of the Tumbling Waters and the 
 four-part Irish Dresser series. She holds a B.A. in Writing and Literature 
 from Vermont College.\n\nJaime L. Montour is a paralegal\, Life & Wellness 
 Coach\, and Knowledge Keeper from Six Nations of the Grand River First 
 Nation No. 40 in Ontario\, Canada. She is one of the few known descendants 
 of Queen Catharine Montour.\n\nRegistration is recommended\, but not 
 required.\n\nThis is an in-person program that will also be livestreamed 
 at: https://www.youtube.com/@RochesterPublicLibraryNY/streams  \n\n 
 \n\nThis event is presented by the Local History & Genealogy Division and 
 supported by Fleet Feet with a corporate sponsorship through Friends & 
 Foundation of the Rochester Public Library.\n\n
LOCATION:Central - Kate Gleason Auditorium\, Central Library
ORGANIZER;CN="Local History Central":MAILTO:lochist@libraryweb.org
CATEGORIES:Department - Local History & Genealogy, Native American Heritage
CONTACT;CN="Local History Central":MAILTO:lochist@libraryweb.org
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