America sure loves itself some dead Indians. This is clear from its inception with folks like General Philip Sheridan (though he denied it later) coining the term “The only good Indian is a dead Indian,” through today, with Native Americans dying at the hands of Read More …
For anyone who is paying attention or is you know, sane, the impending cloud of Trump“care” weighs heavy. We’re all about to be wading waist deep in Paul Ryan’s wet dream, and if you think that it won’t affect you if you’ve got insurance with Read More …
“You should consider doing a nonfiction project,” my agent said. And so many parts of me sighed. See, my current agent (I’ve had several) has tried for over three years to sell a novel I wrote about Native American gangs. This is something that isn’t Read More …
Not long ago, I was asked to do a presentation with a visual Native artist. They didn’t ask us to do a reading/visual presentation of our own work, they asked us to do a presentation on The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian, Read More …
Recently, I was asked by a former student of mine to read at a University where he’s now a professor. About a week or so before the reading, I received an email from the woman co-ordinating the series. She told me that a Rather Famous Read More …
If you’re a Native American writer, or if you’re Native, or frankly, if you’re alive in the United States, you have talked to someone who claims to be part Cherokee. And you have probably thought: dude, this person does not seem like they have anything Read More …