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Native Americans and the importance of ancestry
Louise Erdrich on why ancestral history is central to the existence of Native Americans, and why protecting that valuable history is so important.
Ethnic identification and discrimination
Louise Erdrich talks about how she self-identifies, and her grandfather's influence on whether or not she belonged in the tribal nation.
The federal government and “the Indian problem”
Louise Erdrich discusses her grandfather's role in the fight against the American government's policy of Indian termination from the 1940s to the 1960s.
Relationships between Europeans and American Indians
Louise Erdrich talks about the fractious relationship between European settlers and her American Indian ancestors.