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David Treuer

David Treuer is an Ojibwe writer, translator, and professor at the University of Southern California. His books include the novels Little, The Hiawatha, The Translation of Dr. Appelles, Prudence, and a book of criticism, Native American Fiction: A Userâ€™s Manual. He divides his time between his home on Leech Lake Reservation and Minneapolis.

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David Treuer

Apr 15, 2017

The Rumpus Saturday Essay: The Savage Mind, Pt. 3

To deny violence is to do it. Our surprise at Sandy Hook and Cold Springs and Columbine is a form of violence in its own right.
Rumpus Original

David Treuer

Apr 8, 2017

The Saturday Rumpus Essay: The Savage Mind, Pt. 2

There isn’t even a discussion. There aren’t any words. You just start swinging—the building is a fence, your cousins are a fence. The two of you are surrounded. There’s no escape for either of you.
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David Treuer

Apr 1, 2017

The Saturday Rumpus Essay: The Savage Mind, Pt. 1

The violence came in and we were not just in danger of being victims of it. We were in danger of being violent ourselves.