American Indian Resources and Sherman Alexie's Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian: Web Resources

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A list of select Sherman Alexie-related websites. 

More websites may be located using a Google Advanced search, limiting to .gov, .edu or .org domains.

• "Living Outside Tribal Lines"- "A hard look at the state of American economic inequality, and writer Sherman Alexie on living in two different cultures at the same time." (Moyers & Company, PBS, aired April 12, 2013).
• Native American Authors-Sherman Alexie (a special collection compiled by ipl2)
• Sherman Alexie-Official Website
• Sherman Alexie - Poetry Foundation
• Sherman Alexie - New York Times articles
• Sherman Alexie - National Public Radio (NPR) articles and interviews

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