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A finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, this bestselling collection from master storyteller Sherman Alexie tackles love, loss, basketball-and everything in between The characters that populate the lyrical and affectionate tales in Ten Little Indians battle stereotypes and navigate the crossroads of culture in life off the reservation. Richard, the narrator of "Lawyer's League," grows up in Seattle the son of "an African American giant who...
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Story of the journey of two Coeur d'Alene Indian boys from Idaho to Arizona. Victor is the stoic, handsome son of an alcoholic father who has abandoned his family. Thomas is a gregarious, goofy young man orphaned as an infant by a fire which Victor's father accidentally started while drunk. Thomas is a storyteller who makes every effort to connect with the people around him; Victor, in contrast, uses his quiet demeanor to gain strength and confidence....
13) The exiles
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Milestone Film & Video
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
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Chronicles one night in the lives of young Native American men and women living in the Bunker Hill district of Los Angeles. Based on interviews with the participants and their friends, the film follows a group of exiles--transplants from Southwest reservations--as they flirt, drink, party, fight, and dance.
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Fantagraphics Books
Pub. Date
2006
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English
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"'I Love Led Zeppelin' includes Ellen Forney's best work from a vast array of comics, anthologies, magazines, and alternative weekly newspapers. From practical to whimsical, this long-awaited collection includes autobiographical stories and fictional revelries, as well as startling collaborations with luminaries Margaret Cho, Kristin Gore, Dan Savage, and an oddball encounter with Camille Paglia."--taken from back cover.
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Native American volume no. 9
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American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles
Pub. Date
c1993
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English
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Hanging Loose Press
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©1992
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English
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A collection of 5 short stories and 40 poems focusing on life on a Native American reservation in eastern Washington state, "that deals comically and poignantly with basketball, convenience stores, cars and other artifacts of everyday life"--New York Times, Notable Books of the Year 1992, December 6, 1992.
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