Join Roxanne and Mikayla as they discuss Sherman Alexie and his 1993 book The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven. These short stories were adapted into the 1998 movie Smoke Signals, the first wide-release film written, directed, produced by, and starring Native Americans. Learn how Alexie's experiences growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation shaped his often-autobiographical writing and filmmaking focusing on the American Indian experience. Bonus: find out which actor is now Chief Medical Officer of the First Nations Health Authority in Canada!
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