Native Americans
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Breaking Out of the “Reservation of My Mind”
Sherman Alexie always loved to read, but it never occurred to him that he—or any other Native American, for that matter—could become a writer. That all changed when he read a poem by Adrian C. Louis and came to the…
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Alaska Native Culture as a Game—But Not a Joke
If you liked reading about narrative video games about the trans experience, you’re sure to enjoy this Polygon piece on “the first indigenous-owned games company in the United States.” Like a heist movie, the essay introduces the players (an Alaska…
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #42: Aimee Loiselle in Conversation with Grace Smith
I met Grace Smith (Yup’ik) when I was researching an article for The Circle, a Native American newspaper in the Twin Cities. The Native community in the Twin Cities is very complex, with people from many different tribes and nations.