My Father Was Always Depressed. When He

I Realized That I Might Be A Lonely Indian Boy, But I Was Not Alone In The Loneliness. There Were Millions Of Other Americans Who Had Left Their Birthplaces In Search Of A Dream. (217)

That's One More Thing People Don't Know About Indians: We Love To Talk Dirty.

I Grew Up In A Storytelling Culture, A Tribal Culture, But Also In An American Storytelling Culture.

The Problem Is That Too Many Adults Think Their Kids' Lives Are Simple, Or They Try To Make Their Lives Simple, When Their Emotional Lives Are Just As Complicated As Ours. They Might Have A Few Less Tools To Deal With It Because They're Young, But The Emotions Are All The Same, And The Subject Matter Is All The Same.

And Believe Me, A Good Piece Of Chicken Can Make Anybody Believe In The Existence Of God.