I use not casual phrases but imagistic phrases that create a rhythm of natural presence. Gerald Vizenor phrase create casual Change image and share on social
There are 13 stories in 'The Fencepost Chronicles' about corrupt tribal leaders, trouble on the reserve, survival schemes, and communal drinking. Gerald Vizenor leader tribal story Change image and share on social
Mixed-bloods loosen the seams in the shrouds of identities. Gerald Vizenor shroud mix identity Change image and share on social
If you desecrate a white grave, you wind up sitting in prison. But desecrate an Indian grave, and you get a Ph.D. Gerald Vizenor prison grave desecrate Change image and share on social
There is a sense of motion and a concise, immediate image in haikus and Anishinaabe dream songs. Gerald Vizenor sense anishinaabe motion Change image and share on social
Indians are usually seen as capsulized: limited to one environment, with the illusion of stability in that environment. But Indians have been engaged all over the world for centuries, in Europe, even in Asia. Gerald Vizenor century limit asia share on social
It's so difficult to write in motion and get rid of the past tense, and also to create a sense of impermanence. Gerald Vizenor difficult impermanence motion Change image and share on social
Naanabozho was the first tribal trickster on the earth. Gerald Vizenor trickster tribal naanabozho Change image and share on social
Confucius would give his seat to an old woman. Communist cadres, on the other hand, took the best seats and called it a cultural revolution. Gerald Vizenor cadre revolution hand Change image and share on social
The great liberation of imaginative writing is that you're not held back by the facts. Gerald Vizenor back fact great Change image and share on social
