Tommy Orange is a recent graduate from the MFA program at the Institute of American Indian Arts. He is a 2014 MacDowell Fellow, and a 2016 Writing by Writers Fellow. He is an enrolled member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma. He was born and raised in Oakland, California, and currently lives in Angels Camp, California.
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Lynn Neary interviewed Tommy Orange for NPR.
Thanksgiving is a tradition. It's also a lie. Los Angeles Times
A Letter to Marlon Brando About Putting an Indian on the Oscar Stage. The Nation