Smoke Signals

<p>Join Roxanne and Mikayla as they discuss Sherman Alexie and his 1993 book <em>The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven. </em>These short stories were adapted into the 1998 movie <em>Smoke Signals, </em>the first wide-release film written, directed, produced by, and starring Native Americans. Learn how Alexie's experiences growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation shaped his often-autobiographical writing and filmmaking focusing on the American Indian experience. Bonus: find out which actor is now Chief Medical Officer of the First Nations Health Authority in Canada!</p> <p>Write to us at podcast@communitylibrary.net</p> <p><a href="https://catalog.cin.bywatersolutions.com/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?idx=&amp;q=sherman%20alexie&amp;offset=0&amp;sort_by=relevance_dsc&amp;count=20" target="_blank">Find Sherman Alexie Books and Films</a></p> <p><a href="https://communitylibrary.net/forms/interlibrary-loan" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">InterLibrary Loan</a></p> <p><a href="https://communitylibrary.net/services/#membership" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Become a Member</a></p>