Sometimes, it's not getting what we want that offers us the most important Lessons

There's the concept that dreams are as important - if not more important - than reality. The attention that one pays to those things in the shadows is very much a part of the Indian experience.

America seems to celebrate its more violent past, but Canada doesn't like to recognize those things. The willingness to accept the existence of violence separates our two countries.

Fascinating, often hilarious, always devastatingly truthful, The Inconvenient Indian is destined to become a classic of historical narrative. For those who wish to better understand Native peoples, it is a must read. For those who don't wish to understand, it is even more so.

There’s something sexy in cooking for a man who likes my food. Am I growing up?

The history needs to serve the story, not the story the history. But at the same time you can't stray too far.

I never want to play down to the reader. I think readers are willing to go along if they're intrigued.