For this short story blog I decided to choose ten websites I have found that could help someone understand the story "The Only Traffic Signal on the Reservation Doesn't Flash Red Anymore." This story has to do with Indians that live on a reserve, and their life, so I figured I could find many websites having to do with this.
1. http://www.fallsapart.com/index
This is the official website of Alexie Sherman.
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherman_Alexie
Here is a short bio of Alexie Shemans life.
3. http://www.spokanetribe.com/
This has information about the tribe that Alexie Sherman grew up in.
4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_reservation
This website talks about the history and complications of Indian reserves.
5. http://www.nps.gov/nagpra/DOCUMENTS/ResMap.htm
This shows a map and the names of all the Indian tribes in America.
6.http://www.californiaindianeducation.org/sports_heros/
This shows many of the famous native american athletes.
7.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjmIWSOc5qM
This is a reenactment based on the short story.
8.http://www.helium.com/items/1601457-sherman-alexie-the-only-traffic-signal-on-the-reservation-doesnt-flash-red-anymore
A summary and theme of the story.
9.http://www2.nau.edu/~jar/INAR.html
This talks about the drop out rate of Native Americans.
10. http://www.homahotaconsulting.com/faqs.html
This shows the percentage of Native Americans that go to colleges, and many other stats about them.
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