Naanabozho was the first tribal trickster on the earth. Gerald Vizenor earthnaanabozhotribal Change image and share on social
Trickster stories are pleasurable, contradictory, annoying, abrasive. They're powerful, transformational acts of liberation because they are not nailed down to the real, to the representation of something in the world. Gerald Vizenor abrasiveactannoy share on social
The great liberation of imaginative writing is that you're not held back by the facts. Gerald Vizenor backfactgreat 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 cadrecallcommunist 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 chroniclecommunalcorrupt 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 desecrategraveindian Change image and share on social
Mixed-bloods loosen the seams in the shrouds of identities. Gerald Vizenor bloodidentityloosen Change image and share on social
The first Western teacher of English in Japan was a Native American. Gerald Vizenor americanenglishjapan 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 asiacapsulizecentury share on social
I use not casual phrases but imagistic phrases that create a rhythm of natural presence. Gerald Vizenor casualcreateimagistic Change image and share on social
