Debra Magpie Earling

Monday marked the first state-recognized Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Montana. Missoula celebrated with a powwow and a dedication for a massive new downtown mural.

This week on ‘The Write Question,’ Lauren speaks with Bitterroot Salish novelist Debra Magpie Earling about her novel, ‘The Lost Journals of Sacajewea’ (Milkweed Editions).

Debra Magpie Earling, a Bitterroot Salish tribal member, is now director of the Creative Writing Program at the University of Montana. She is the first…

Debra Magpie Earling is the author of "Perma Red" and "The Lost Journals of Sacajewea" In this 2012 interview on "Home Ground", Earling talks about her…