Websites
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Learn more about her life and work in this bio provided by the Poetry Foundation.
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That's Modern American Poetry, for those of you not in the know (wink, wink).
Video
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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.
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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.
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Ahh! Run for your lives!! Or, you know, just chuckle a bit at this poorly done fake vid.
Audio
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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.
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Hear (and see!) Louise Erdrich (class of '76) give a commence address at Dartmouth College.
Images
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This looks comfy.
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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.
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This one's a little better—cute even.
Articles and Interviews
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Check out this interview with Erdrich, in the ultimate source for literary interviews.
Books
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Here's the collection featuring our poem.
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Dig these new and selected poems from our poet.
Movies & TV
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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.