Greg Sarris
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Greg Sarris is a college professor, author, screenwriter, and current Chairman of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria. He was chosen in 2005 to fill the Endowed Chair in Native American Studies at Sonoma State University, in Rohnert Park, Sonoma County, California. He was formerly the Fletcher Jones Professor of Creative Writing and Literature at Loyola Marymount University, in Los Angeles; and previously was a full professor at UCLA for ten years.
Sarris was born and raised in Santa Rosa, just north of Rohnert Park, and attended local schools through Santa Rosa Junior College. He earned his Ph.D. at Stanford University.
He is the author of seven books, including "Keeping Slug Woman Alive: A Holistic Approach to American Indian Texts", "Watermelon Nights", and "Grand Avenue". With Robert Redford, he was executive producer of an HBO miniseries based on "Grand Avenue".
[edit] See also
- Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria
- List of writers from peoples indigenous to the Americas
- Native American Studies
