People who get me know this... I am a revolutionary, fighting for justice and dignity. !

My career path... a University Professor with a community center. !

My spirituality... following the Red Road where everything is sacred, related and connected. Mitakuye Oyasin. !

My relationship status... Married !

My relationship saga... I'm glad I chose to go to one university as opposed to another because that's where I met my wife. !

My political leanings... far left !

My political views... I want everyone to live with dignity and respect in a world where many worlds fit. !

A link to great art... http://www.bobross.com/index.cfm !

A link to funny video... http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/189691/october-28-2008/sherman-alexie !

A great song... No Shelter !

An awful song... Ice, Ice Baby !

A great movie... the Stars Wars saga and Smoke Signals. !

An awful movie... Kazaam !

A great book... The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian !

An awful book... I haven't met one yet. !

A great company... my wife. !

An awful company... any using sweatshops. !

Delicious food... my wife's pesto and chile rellenos, tacos with guacamole, and a good buffalo burger w/fries. !

Terrible food... eggs sunnyside up with a tall glass of milk. !

A great website... http://www.npr.org/ !

An awful website... http://www.tmz.com !

A great person... Noam Chomsky !

An awful person... anyone without compassion. !

Proudest thing I ever did... Graduate college; reaching out to students who were given up on by other teachers. !

Best time I ever had... road trips and concerts with my wife. !

Worst time I ever had... going to a show without my wife. !

What Ive been up to lately... applying to grad school and teaching. !

What drives me crazy... bigots and misogynists. !

What makes me glad to be alive... art, music, humanity, philosophy, politics, history, love, passion, life... !

I believe this... knowledge is power. !

My ethnicity as others define it... Aboriginal, First Nation, Native, Native-American !

My ethnicity as I define it... Native American, Chicano. !

Gender... Male !