There have been players with Indian heritage, but there hasn't been a Native-American professional basketball player who became a regular for all sorts of social and political reasons. Sherman Alexie americanbasketballheritage Change image and share on social
When you construct a mix tape, the first song you come out with has to be a barnburner. Sherman Alexie barnburnerconstructmix Change image and share on social
The dream he needed most was the dream that frightened him more. Sherman Alexie dreamfrightenneed Change image and share on social
I think that white women are more apt to read laterally. So I think there's some strong identification for women, and their political and social positions, and minorities. I think that the political power of, let's say, the average Indian man and a white woman are pretty equal. Sherman Alexie aptaverageequal share on social
My wife was the first romantic partner who understood both American and native parts of me - not so much the positive stuff, but the damage. Sherman Alexie americandamagenative Change image and share on social
You'd never know it from reading the rest of the Native writers, but Indians actually grew up with American pop culture. Sherman Alexie americanculturegrow Change image and share on social
My career means, if you're a non-Indian writing about Indians, at least there's one Indian in your rearview mirror. Sherman Alexie careerindianmean Change image and share on social
We all know the Indians were colonized by the Europeans, but every colonized Indian has been colonized by the Indian reaction to colonization. Sherman Alexie colonizationcolonizeeuropean Change image and share on social
Nostalgia is always doomed and dooming. Sherman Alexie doomnostalgia Change image and share on social
