"THE BLACK SHAWL" August 4th at 6:00pm
Navajo Actress, Sharon French performs “The Black Shawl”
A performance story of the life of a Navajo Grandmother Description Sharon French has a unique way of sharing the stories of her Navajo elders. She's written a one-woman play around two real-life ancestors, her grandmother, raised by white settlers, who returned to her tribe to live with her Navajo grandmother. She talks with us about writing the play from family lore and letters, and enacts highlights.