Friday, June 06, 2008
In Memoriam for Paula Gunn Allen: One of Our Best
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From: Alix Dobkin
Sent: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 5:58 pm
Subject: Paula Gunn Allen - R. I. P.
With great sorrow I pass on the news that we have lost another of the wimmin who have made such a difference in our Lesbian world. Our prayers are with Paula's extensive circle of friends and family.
From Paula's Memorial Website. www.paulagunnallen.net
Paula Gunn Allen, Ph.D., American Indian scholar and poet, joined the Ancestors on May 29, 2008 at her home in Ft. Bragg, California, after a long battle with illness.
Funeral services were held graveside on Monday, June 2, 2008, at 3:00 p.m. at Rose Memorial Park, Ft. Bragg). A memorial service in the San Francisco Bay Area is tentatively scheduled for mid-July. Updated information will be posted on this website. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made for the establishment of a scholarship in Paula's name. Please send them to:
Institute For Indigenous Knowledges
1536 W. 25th St. #120
San Pedro, CA 90732
for more information go to http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096417458
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