Sherman alexie biography interview stephen colbert

In 2008, I made a guest appearance on The Colbert Report. Modesty aside, I’ll say that I was really good.

I think that I surprised Stephen Colbert with my verbal dexterity, sense of humor, and confidence (which was an act because I was extremely nervous).

During the appearance, I made the joke that my spirit animal is the squirrel.

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian () is the seventh book of fiction by Sherman Alexie, probably the most well-known Native American writer.

In recent years, I have begun our discussions with clips from Time's 10 Questions Series and Big Think's Interview with Sherman Alexie below.

Sherman Alexie has often turned to his childhood on the Spokane Indian Reservation for inspiration.

I also got the chance to meet Sherman Alexie and thank him in person for what he did for California.

A native American, Sherman Alexie was raised on a reservation, where his family still live.

That, of course, is not true. Even if I did have a spirit animal, I wouldn’t tell you. I was just making fun of the Indian-worshipping white people who claim to have spirit animals. Those white folks invariably choose spirit animals that are on the top of the food chain.

I also got the chance to meet Sherman Alexie and thank him in person for what he did for California.

Even the vegans and vegetarians choose canivores and omnivores.

So, yes, I chose the lowly squirrel as my imaginary spirit animal because I thought it would be funny. I hadn’t planned that particular joke. I improvised during the entire interview.

Well, based on my years of debate training in high school and college, I knew that I was going to immediately reverse the host-gue