Writing a tribe is fun. They have their own language, their own slang; they repeat it, and it becomes part of the texture of the play. For a writer, that's thrilling. That's when my pen flies.
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The writer in western civilization has become not a voice of his tribe, but of his individuality. This is a very narrow-minded situation.
Writing is about culture and should be about everything. That's what makes it what it is.
It is important to tell good stories. You can tell stories even if they are not huge, epic, and wonderful. You can still take the responsibility for being a scribe of your tribe.
Indians are marvelous storytellers. In some ways, that oral tradition is stronger than the written tradition.
I'm the most communal person that exists and a very solitary person. So I think writing is a form of getting to the community and being alone, and it's the best of both possible worlds.
I think I always knew I would be a writer some day, but it wasn't until I was grown and had children of my own that I turned to telling Native American stories.
A writer is a tool of the language rather than the other way around.
Also, they don't understand - writing is language. The use of language. The language to create image, the language to create drama. It requires a skill of learning how to use language.
I think ethnic and regional labels are insulting to writers and really put restrictions on them. People don't think your work is quite as universal.
Writing is a lot of fun for me; that's not to say it's easy, but I really do enjoy it.
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