David Treuer

Biography

David Treuer is the recipient of a Pushcart Prize, two Minnesota Book Awards, and fellowships from the NEH, the Bush Foundation, and the Guggenheim Foundation. He is the author of four novels: Little (Picador, 1995), The Hiawatha (Picador, 1999), The Translation of Dr. Apelles (Vintage, 2012), and Prudence (Riverhead, 2015), as well as a work of nonfiction, Rez Life (Grove, 2012). His essays and stories have appeared in publications including Granta, Harper’s, and the New York Times. 

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ESSAYS / Winter 2018

Resistance Training in Indian Country

By David Treuer ,  Illustrations by Cheyenne Randall

Sean Sherman, the Sioux Chef, is sitting across from me at the restaurant Jefe, in Minneapolis. He is not eating as I imagine a chef would eat. He does not seem to be sampling and weighing and evaluating, appreciating his food the way a...

Art by Cheyenne Randall