I was determined to get a good education and not let the life i was born into define me. Branching out from the rez created a new me: a part-time indian.

The Absolute True Blog of a Part-Time Indian

I draw because words are too unpredictable. I draw because words are too limited.

My parents came from poor people who came from poor people who came from poor people, all the way back to the very first poor people. You were born on the rez, you live on the rez, and nobody pays any attention to your dreams