Michael Dorris (Magill’s Choice: American Ethnic Writers)
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Michael Dorris’ involvement with Native American affairs came quite naturally. The only child of a non-Native American mother and a Modoc father, Dorris spent childhood vacations with relatives who lived on reservations in Montana and Washington. His disdain for being called a Native American writer stemmed from these early experiences; he learned to think of people as human beings rather than as members of particular ethnic groups.
After his father’s death, Dorris was raised by his mother, aunts, and grandmothers. The result of this feminine...
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