I grew up in a Native American home on a Native American reservation. My grandparents were alcoholics and dirt poor for most of my dad's childhood - and despite that my dad was smart and did very well in school.  When I was born, my parents had moved off our reservation and my dad went to college. Even at the young age of 20, my parents realized that they wanted more for their daughter. A new life. A life better than the one they had when they were kids. We moved back to our reservation when … [Read more...]