Eddie Chuculate is a multi-award-winning author. He is a Creek and Cherokee Indian who grew up in Muskogee, Oklahoma and now lives in Minneapolis. His new book
I was always hot in here in the summer and could see my breath on December mornings; the floors were hard and cold with no carpet; I couldn't call anyone because we didn't have a phone; I couldn't watch color cable TV; I had to walk a mile to go to the store. It was the best time of my life," writes
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