American Literature / Unit 18 AML 1719 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Sherman Alexie and the Reservation Story
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The idea
Alexie is a registered member of the Spokane tribe who grew up on the reservation and left it for a high school where he was the only Native American student. He published two poetry collections in nineteen ninety-two, and writes in "Superman and Me" about learning to read there.
In practice
A reservation childhood, written from inside.
Where people slip
The anchor records poverty and a scholarship.
Your place on the trail
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Builds on
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