Philip Deloria, a descendant of the famous Sioux (Dakota) leader Tipi Sapa, is a well-known and highly regarded scholar. He teaches history, American culture, and Native American studies at the University of Michigan. Both of his books, Playing Indian (1998) and Indians in Unexpected Places (2004), were awarded prizes for academic excellence. The following essay appears in the book A New Literary History of America by Greil Marcus and Werner Sollors (2009).

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