Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
In addition to her status as an award-winning author, Louise Erdrich owns Birchbark Books, an independent bookstore in Minneapolis dedicated entirely to Native American literature and art. (Source.)
Louise Erdrich is a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians. Her parents both taught at a boarding school for Native Americans, and she spent much of her youth living on the reservation with her family of educators. (Source.)