Alexie, Sherman

At Navajo Monument Valley Tribal School
Poem reprinted from "The Business of Fancydancing"
http://hanksville.org/voyage/poems/NavajoSchool.html

Border Talk with Sherman Alexie
The author answers questions sent in by viewers of PBS's "P.O.V." program.
http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2002/borders/talk/dialogue010_sa.html

The Business of Fancydancing: Review
Review of Alexie's movie, "The Business of Fancydancing"
http://www.splicedwire.com/02reviews/fancydancing.html

Canku Ota: Sherman Alexie
Biography, bibliography and photo from Canku Ota (Many Paths) Newsletter.
http://www.turtletrack.org/Issues00/Co06172000/CO_06172000_Alexie.htm

Chilling with an Indian Icon
Conversation with the "Indian Superstar."
http://www.ustrek.org/odyssey/semester1/092700/092700irenesherman.html

Documentary: "49?"
Short movie by Sherman Alexie (www.fallsapart.com) as part of the Seattle International Film Festival Fly Filmmaking Challenge. Gene Tagaban (The Business of Fancydancing) explores the Indian Musical Style known as a 49."
http://www.byrdproductions.com/fortynine.html

The Exaggeration of Despair
Reprint of Alexie poem.
http://www.breakoutofthebox.com/despair.htm

The Farm
Poem about the cure for cancer spelling a terrible fate for Indians, featured in "The Raven Chronicles."
http://www.ravenchronicles.org/raven/rvback/issues/0397/Alexie.htm

Ghost Dance
Excerpt from a short story written by the author.
http://www.mcsweeneys.net/2003/01/24alexie.html

Identity Theory Interview
Interview with the author about his work and about "The Business of Fancydancing"
http://www.identitytheory.com/interviews/alexie_interview.html

Interview with Sherman Alexie
Interview by "The Atlantic Online" in June of 2000.
http://www.theatlantic.com/unbound/interviews/ba2000-06-01.htm

Love, Hunger, Money
Essay on Indians and casinos, printed in High Country News.
http://www.hcn.org/servlets/hcn.Article?article_id=573

NPR : Sherman Alexie, 'Sitcom American'
NPR interview; brief text description and online transcript.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1397737

On Sherman Alexie
A guide to author's work, from the University of Illinois English Department's "Modern American Poetry."
http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/a_f/alexie/alexie.htm

Owl Dancing with Fred Astaire
Reprint of poem.
http://www.colorado.edu/journals/standards/V7N1/MMM/alexie1.html

Pictures and Words: Meeting Sherman Alexie
Photos and quotes from students following Alexie's visit to an Alaskan high school.
http://litsite.alaska.edu/uaa/aktraditions/nativepride/alexei.html

Poet Sherman Alexie
Academy of American Poets page featuring the author. Includes author photo, description of publications, and brief biography.
http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/395

Poetry Talk with Sherman Alexie
YahooGroups group featuring Alexie, who will select a different collection of poetry each month for discussion. Alexie will participate in a once-a-month online discussion of the collection with members.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FallsApart_PoetryTalk/

Reading into Native American writers (CNN.com)
Article with section on Alexie's views on "English-only" upbringing in Native children.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/books/01/10/indian.literature.ap/index.html

Reservation Blues: Enrichment Activities
Lesson plan for enrichment activities for senior high school students reading "Resevation Blues."
http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/1955.html

Seeing Red
Review of 1996 release of Alexie's book, "Indian Killer." Includes brief interview with the author.
http://www.metroactive.com/papers/sonoma/10.03.96/books-9640.html

Sending Cinematic Smoke Symbols
Interview conducted by Cineaste Film Magazine and reprinted by the UC Berkley Media Resources Center.
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/alexie.html

Sherman Alexie - Wikipedia entry
Wikipedia entry on the author, with film and book lists.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherman_Alexie

Sherman Alexie: Dances with Skeletons
Biography, commentary, bibliography and excerpts.
http://www.etsu.edu/writing/studentsamlit/alexie.htm

Sherman Alexie Explores His Paradoxes
Discussion and brief review of Alexie's movie, "The Business of Fancydancing"
http://www.thestranger.com/2002-05-09/film2.html

Sherman Alexie reads "Dear John Wayne"
Short biography and audio clip of Alexie reading "Dear John Wayne".
http://www.salon.com/audio/2000/10/05/alexie/

Sherman Alexie's Directorial Debut Hits Close to Home
Seattle Times article (May 2002) about "The Business of Fancydancing" being made in the Pacific Northwest. Includes quotes from the author. [Requires registration]
http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=sherman10&date=20020510

Sherman Alexie's Website
Official website of Sherman Alexie. Includes latest news, interviews, tour dates and gallery.
http://www.fallsapart.com

Sneak Peek: Indian Killer
Brief "Sneak Peek" review of Alexie's book, "Indian Killer"
http://www.salon.com/sneaks/sneakpeeks961003.html

Stereotype of the Month contest
Article about Indian stereotyping, feature quotes from Alexie.
http://www.bluecorncomics.com/stquotes.htm

Talk with filmmaker Sherman Alexie
In-depth interview.
http://www.flagteaparty.org/Publications/Headlines/Pages/2002/March_April2002/StraighttalkwithfilmmakerShermanAlexie.html

Ten Little Indians Book Review
Book Review by the New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/15/books/chapters/15WEINBET.html

The Toughest Indian In The World: Book Review
Review of "The Toughest Indian in the World," May 2000 in The Post Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA)
http://www.post-gazette.com/books/reviews/20000827review572.asp

Understanding Sherman Alexie
Short blurb on what is described as "the first book-length examination of the critically acclaimed contemporary Native American author."
http://www.sc.edu/uscpress/2004/3571.html

Universal Story
Boston "Phoenix" review of Smoke Signals, including interview with the author.
http://www.bostonphoenix.com/archive/movies/98/07/02/filmculture.html

Up All Night
Transcript of Alexie's interview on PBS's "Now" with Bill Moyers.
http://www.pbs.org/now/transcript/transcript_alexie.html

Without Reservations: A Conversation with Sherman Alexie
Salon.com interview, where he talks about his movie "Smoke Signals" and "how it feels to be the Native American Spike Lee."
http://archive.salon.com/ent/movies/int/1998/07/02int.html