I’m in the reservation of my mind.
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| Birth: | 1946 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Editor, Journalist, Poet, Professor, Writer |
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Adrian C. Louis is a Lovelock Paiute author from Nevada now living on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. He has taught at Oglala Lakota College. His novel Skins discusses reservation life and issues such as poverty, alcoholism, and social problems and was the basis for the 2002 film, Skins. He has also published books of poetry and a collection of short stories, Wild Indians and Other Creatures. Louis graduated from Brown University with a Bachelor's and MA in Creative Writing. Louis was also a former journalist and along with being editor of four tribal newspapers, he was the managing editor of Indian Country Today and a co-founder of the Native American Journalists Association. Louis has ten published books of poetry and two novels. His poetry and fiction have garnered him much recognition and awards.
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