“Poverty doesn’t give you strength or teach you lessons about perseverance. No, poverty only teaches you how to be poor.”

Sherman Alexie

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About Sherman Alexie

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Sherman Alexie is a prolific Native American author, poet, and filmmaker known for his works exploring the lives of Indigenous peoples in the United States. Born on the Spokane Indian Reservation in Wellpinit,...

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