Aurora Hardy

Aurora Hardy grew up on the banks of the Copper River and read voraciously. Without electricity or modern conveniences, while homeschooling, Aurora entertained herself by reading, journaling and recording the beauty of the land in poetry. Aurora has survived racism, mission boarding school, the 1964 earthquake and tsunami, poverty, and many other challenges facing Native women. Her imagination helped her through many adversities. In dreaming stories and poems, she found strength and courage to...See more

Aurora Hardy grew up on the banks of the Copper River and read voraciously. Without electricity or modern conveniences, while homeschooling, Aurora entertained herself by reading, journaling and recording the beauty of the land in poetry. Aurora has survived racism, mission boarding school, the 1964 earthquake and tsunami, poverty, and many other challenges facing Native women. Her imagination helped her through many adversities. In dreaming stories and poems, she found strength and courage to hope for a better future. Aurora is dedicated to inspire reading to young Alaskans. See less