A grandmother and granddaughter look and point at the moon.
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Trisha B. Waters, Artwork for Grandmother Moon, by Wunneanatsu Lamb-Cason (Beaming Books). © 2025 Trisha B. Waters.

Special Storytime: Wunneanatsu Lamb-Cason

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Free with Museum admission

During her weekly car ride with her grandmother from the city to the reservation, a young Native girl ponders the moon that seems to follow them. Each week, she looks forward to listening to her grandmother’s warm, soothing voice as she sings and tells stories. Tonight, her grandmother teaches her about Grandmother Moon, her significance, and why we honor her. 

In her debut picture book, Wunneanatsu Lamb-Cason (Schaghticoke/HoChunk) captures a grandmother and grandchild’s relationship through their shared wonder and admiration. Along with rich illustrations, Grandmother Moon preserves Indigenous histories and teachings within a modern setting, reminding us that Grandmother Moon is always watching over us, and wherever we are, we are safe and loved. 

Book signing to follow program. Can’t make the event? You may reserve signed books online.

Who You'll Meet
Author Wunneanatsu Lamb-Cason

Wunneanatsu Lamb-Cason

Wunneanatsu Lamb-Cason (Schaghticoke/HoChunk) is an award-winning educator, traditional storyteller, author, and advocate whose work centers on historical truth-telling, representation, and equity in education. An enrolled citizen of the Schaghticoke Tribal Nation and owner of Eastern Woodlands Education Consultants, LLC, she works to advance culturally responsive teaching practices, with a particular focus on the accurate and inclusive representation of Indigenous histories. A former high school history teacher, she was named the 2024 National History Teacher of the Year by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History—the first Indigenous educator to receive this distinction. She now serves as the Assistant Director of Native American and Indigenous Studies at Brown University.