The economic piece is still missing, since it's so hard to attract industry to reservations, but spiritually and educationally, they're doing just fine. Each tribe has a community college now, and they teach the language, they teach the traditions.

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The title of the poems was The Only Bar in Dixon. We sent it out...

The title of the poems was The Only Bar in Dixon. We sent it out...

I wander around, get the lay of the land and try to imagine what kind...

I wander around, get the lay of the land and try to imagine what kind...

Our literature is in great shape.

Our literature is in great shape.

Before, Indian people had been so defeated, they were always looking for outsiders, for the...

Before, Indian people had been so defeated, they were always looking for outsiders, for the...

Nobody would take checks from Indians, nobody would give them any credit, and nobody would...

Nobody would take checks from Indians, nobody would give them any credit, and nobody would...

I do believe in the viability of Indian spiritualism.

I do believe in the viability of Indian spiritualism.

I wrote a lot in study hall to while away the hours.

I wrote a lot in study hall to while away the hours.

Willingness to change is a strength, even if it means plunging part of the company...

Willingness to change is a strength, even if it means plunging part of the company...

The townspeople outside the reservations had a very superior attitude toward Indians, which was kind...

The townspeople outside the reservations had a very superior attitude toward Indians, which was kind...

To receive this award from an organization I admire so much makes me totally happy...

To receive this award from an organization I admire so much makes me totally happy...

Richard Hugo taught me that anyone with a desire to write, an ear for language...

Richard Hugo taught me that anyone with a desire to write, an ear for language...

My poems were just kind of all over the place. They had no focus, no...

My poems were just kind of all over the place. They had no focus, no...

I am definitely a storyteller, but probably not a traditional Storyteller.

I am definitely a storyteller, but probably not a traditional Storyteller.

In a lot of Indian societies, spirituality has been lost, I think it's still the...

In a lot of Indian societies, spirituality has been lost, I think it's still the...

I think ethnic and regional labels are insulting to writers and really put restrictions on...

I think ethnic and regional labels are insulting to writers and really put restrictions on...

I used to object to being called an Indian writer, and would always say I...

I used to object to being called an Indian writer, and would always say I...