Windigo Resources

Learn more about her life and work in this bio provided by the Poetry Foundation.

That's Modern American Poetry, for those of you not in the know (wink, wink).

In this short clip, Erdrich discusses her upbringing in Wahpeton, North Dakota, as well as her nomination for the Andrew Carnegie Medal For Excellence in Fiction.

Louise Erdrich discusses her ancestry alongside eleven other renowned Americans including Stephen Colbert, Meryl Streep, Eva Longoria, and Yo-Yo Ma, on this PBS series all about what it means to be an American.

Ahh! Run for your lives!! Or, you know, just chuckle a bit at this poorly done fake vid.

Okay, so this is a video as well, but you can always just close your eyes and listen to Erdrich read and talk about her work.

Hear (and see!) Louise Erdrich (class of '76) give a commence address at Dartmouth College.

This looks comfy.

There are lots of creepy drawings of the Windigo out there. This one ranks right up there on our "Things We Wish We Never Saw" list.

This one's a little better—cute even.

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Check out this interview with Erdrich, in the ultimate source for literary interviews.

Here's the collection featuring our poem.

Dig these new and selected poems from our poet.

Just kidding—it didn't win any Oscars. And, after watching the trailer, you'll see why. The movie has a relation to the Louise Erdrich poem, but this is what happens, apparently, when mainstream America tries to appropriate Native American motifs.