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And So We Walked is a frank, heartwarming, and inspiring story about a contemporary Cherokee woman and her father who embark on an incredible 900-mile journey along the Trail of Tears to truly understand her own identity and the conflicts of her nation. The play recounts the six-week journey, which retraced the path her great-great-grandparents took in the 1830s during the forced relocation of 17,000 Cherokee from their homelands. And So We Walked is a powerful, multifaceted dramatic memoir that draws on extraordinary interviews, historical research, and the artist’s personal experience to convey the complexities and conflicts with which the Cherokee wrestle.

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About the Creator and Performer

Originally from Liberty, Oklahoma, DeLanna Studi is a proud citizen of the Cherokee Nation. Her theater credits include the First National Broadway Tour of the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning play August: Osage County; Off-Broadway’s Informed Consent at Duke Theater on 42nd Street; and regional theater credits at Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Portland Center Stage at The Armory (Astoria: Part One and Two), Cornerstone Theater Company, Indiana Repertory Theater and others. DeLanna has originated roles in more than 18 world premieres, including 14 Native productions. She has done more than 800 performances of the Encompass "Compassion Play" KICK, a one-person show written by Peter Howard that explores the power of images, stereotypes and Native American mascots. Her roles in the Hallmark/ABC mini-series Dreamkeeper and Chris Eyre’s Edge of America have won her numerous awards. She is an ensemble member of America’s only Equity Native American theater company, Native Voices at the Autry. DeLanna serves as chair of SAG-AFTRA’s National Native Committee, which has, under her leadership, produced an award-winning film about American Indians in the entertainment industry and created a "Business of Acting" workshop that tours Indian Country. DeLanna was the winner of the 2016 Butcher Scholar Award from the Autry Museum of the American West. She mentors for the Mentor Artist Playwright Program, Young Native Playwrights and American Indian Film Institute’s Tribal Touring Program. Her artist-in- residencies include the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the University of Wisconsin (where she co-taught "Native American Oral Histories and Storytelling" and "American Indians in Film") and Brown University. And So We Walked is her first play.

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Powerful Storytelling • Moving Narrative • Amazing Actress • Important History • Layered Content • Inspirational Journey

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Not my story and the same time it is. Great to know I am not the only one looking. I will never stop looking for you my sister.

I am not alone

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DeLanna Studi is phenomenal in this. I highly recommend this. She is Brilliant the way she paints the story with her words. this is real, moving, and the story soaks into your very being.

Profound. Brilliant. Moving.

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First, for expectations: it's important to note that this is NOT a book- it is a live recording of a one-woman play. (New for me on Audible, and I'm here for it.)

Second, this is a powerful and necessary story. For Natives, you'll get it. For those of mixed heritage, it might be healing and/or empowering. For non-Natives, I deeply encourage you to check out this play. It's incredibly informative and impactful. I trust that, if you're open to the experience, you will be moved, curious, and find a new appreciation for Native experiences.

Lastly, DeLanna: ᏩᏙ.

Try it out- It's a new experience.

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performance consisted of a lot of just screaming into the microphone. I couldn't stand listening.

screaming!

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Well acted personal narrative, interspersed with historical facts about Cherokee history, and the trail of tears.

History told through a personal lens

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