Rooted in Nature

Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle, an enrolled citizen of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians resides in Cherokee, NC with her husband and two sons. She holds degrees from Yale University and the College of William and Mary. Her debut novel, Even As We Breathe, was a finalist for the Weatherford Award, named one of NPR’s Best Books of 2020, and in 2021, it received the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award. After serving as executive director of the Cherokee Preservation Foundation, Annette returned to teaching English and Cherokee Studies at Swain County High School for over a dozen years. She is the former co-editor of the Journal of Cherokee Studies and serves on the Board of Directors for the Museum of the Cherokee People and is the President of the Board of Trustees for the North Carolina Writers Network.

Join Annette on daily trail adventures along with evening presentations highlighting the process of writing in and for this special place from an indigenous perspective.