Michael Dorris

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Michael Dorris was an American author and anthropologist known for his novels and memoirs exploring Native American identity and family, as well as for his collaborative literary work and personal partnership with writer Louise Erdrich.

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instanceOf anthropologist
author
human
university teacher
awardReceived National Book Critics Circle Award for General Nonfiction
awardReceivedFor The Broken Cord
causeOfDeath suicide
coAuthorOf The Crown of Columbus
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1945-01-30
dateOfDeath 1997-04-10
educatedAt Georgetown University
Yale University
employer Dartmouth College
ethnicGroup Native American
familyName Dorris
fieldOfWork Native American studies
anthropology
literature
genre fiction
memoir
nonfiction
novel
givenName Michael
hasChild adopted children
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement Native American Renaissance
name Michael Dorris
notableIdea raising awareness of fetal alcohol syndrome
notableSubject Native American identity
family and parenthood
fetal alcohol syndrome
notableWork A Yellow Raft in Blue Water
Cloud Chamber
The Broken Cord
The Crown of Columbus
Working Men
occupation anthropologist
professor
writer
partnerInWriting Louise Erdrich
placeOfBirth Louisville, Kentucky, United States
placeOfDeath Concord, New Hampshire, United States
positionHeld founding chair of Native American Studies at Dartmouth College
sexOrGender male
spouse Louise Erdrich

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Louise Erdrich spouse Michael Dorris
Michael Dorris name Michael Dorris
Patty Dann spouse Michael Dorris