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cover of episode Tommy Orange is here to hold the door open for future Indigenous writers

Tommy Orange is here to hold the door open for future Indigenous writers

2021/11/25
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This Thanksgiving, we're bringing you an author whose narrative likely runs counter to what you learned in school. Tommy Orange's novel, There There, is a brutal, remarkable, and necessary Native history. It's also a story of the shameful way America still treats its Native people. Orange was not comfortable with his new rising fame back in 2018. But he told NPR's Lynn Neary it was important to him to pave the way, spotlight and all, for young Indigenous writers.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)