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I think I always knew I would be a writer some day, but it wasn't until I was grown and had children of my own that I turned to telling Native American stories.

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The special skills necessary for being a storyteller are really very simple. I actually talked about them in a book of mine called 'Tell Me a Tale.' Those basic skills are to listen, to observe, to remember, and to share.

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One of the things I've been taught by Native American elders is the importance of patience, of waiting to do things when the time is right.

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I did not walk every step of the Trail of Tears at one time. Instead, over the last 20 years, I have walked various segments of it in Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma.

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My family is Abenaki Indian on my mother's side. My father's side of the family is Slovak, and we also have some English ancestry.

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From my teenage years on, I sought out Native elders from many tribal nations and listened to their words. I also started a small press, The Greenfield Review Press, and became very involved with publishing the work of other American Indian authors, especially books of poetry.

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I was a very avid reader when I was a child, and I also was a good listener.

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I'm inspired by many different things. Often, I'm inspired by experiences I've had, books I've read, people I've met, stories I've heard.

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To begin with, I want to tell a good story, a story that people will listen to and that they'll think this is true, even if it is a story that might be defined as - as myth or legend or even fanciful.

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I think every writer will tell you that their characters are always partially themselves: who I am and what I've experienced. It's always there in part of my characters.

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Biography

Nationality: Unknown

Type: Writer

Born: October 16th, 1942

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