Louise Erdrich Research Paper

From beginning as a waitress, to a lifeguard, to a poetry teacher for prisoners, and then to being named one of the Most Beautiful People, author Louise Erdrich has become an inspiring American novelist for Native Americans all over the country (Fun Facts About Louise). Louise Erdrich’s novels feature Native American characters and settings. Highly encouraged by her parents, she begins writing poems, but later will have made novels, that like Tracks, that truly do make her an American author. Louise was born in Little Falls, Minnesota on July 6th, 1954. She was the eldest of seven children and all grew up in Wahpeton, North Dakota. This was where her parents taught at the Bureau of Indian Affairs School. Her mother Rita Joanne, Native American, and her …show more content…
They would pay her a nickel for her novels and even make the covers for them (Louise Erdrich/Biography). In 1972, Erdrich was among the first women to be accepted into Dartmouth College. She majored in English and Creative Writings. Louise also took courses in Native American studies. This program was headed by her soon to be husband, Michael Anthony Dorris that later committed suicide. It was till 1976 when she finally graduated. In 1979, Louise then earns her Master of Arts degree in writing from John Hopkins University. After this, she begins her writing career as a poet