Rebecca Nagle reads from her debut book, By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land, on September 16, 2024.

Nagle is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation and an award-winning journalist. Her book focuses on the historic U.S. Supreme Court decision that resulted in the affirmation of tribal reservations in Oklahoma.

Gabrielle Tayac, a historian and professor from the Piscataway Indian Nation, served as moderator for the reading, which took place at People’s Book in Takoma Park, Maryland.