Tuesday May 19
7:00 at Blue Hill Public Library

5 Parker Point Road
Blue Hill, Maine 04614

co-sponsored by Blue Hill Public Library

 

Marie unexpectedly came upon a Native sacred object, exposed and desecrated at a gun show near her home in Massachusetts. Shocked to her core, she confronted its seller. Sacred objects cannot be sold, let alone unwrapped and put on display.

Little did she know how this event would change the trajectory of her life.

Tasked by the object’s ancestors to return it to its original home in the Black Hills of South Dakota, Marie embarked on a ten-year mission as custodian of the object’s healing and a remarkable cross-country trek that would take her deeper into healing and interconnectedness than she could ever imagine.

 

Marie Dion lived and worked in Blue Hill from 1995 to 1998 as Rosanne Romiglio, as an artist and, professionally, as creative director of Designwrights and later DW Communications Group.

While living in Blue Hill, Rosanne experienced a profound spiritual connection with her ancestors which later initiated her first book, Journey of a Red Soul. She writes under the pen name Marie Dion in honor of her great-great-grandmother and the resilience of Native families who were forced to hide their identity to protect their children from residential schools.

During the event, Dion will discuss her latest book, Returning What’s Sacred, which chronicles a ten-year journey of healing, faith, and the effort to return a Native sacred object to its rightful home in the American West. She reflects on the remarkable series of events that led to the object’s return and how the experience transformed her understanding of faith, responsibility, and the importance of honoring what is sacred.

The evening will include a talk by the author, a question-and-answer session, and an opportunity for attendees to meet Dion and have books signed. Copies of Returning What’s Sacred will be available for purchase at the event through Blue Hill Books.