Louise Erdrich and Michael Dorris : searching for a Native American identity / produced and directed by Catherine Tatge ; a production of Public Affairs Television, Inc. ; a presentation of WNET/New York and WTTW/Chicago.

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Bill Moyers interviews husband and wife writing team Louise Erdrich and Michael Dorris who discuss their literary collaboration, their shared thinking based upon their like backgrounds as mixed-blood Native Americans, and the Native American characters who people their novels.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Public Affairs Television (Firm)
Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
WTTW (Television station : Chicago, Ill.)
Films Media Group
Other Authors: Moyers, Bill D.
Erdrich, Louise
Dorris, Michael
Tatge, Catherine
Vitagliano, Joe
Dowley, Brian
Wunderlich, Renner
Stephan, Bill
Language:English
Published: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [2008]
Series:Moyers collection.
Subjects:
Erdrich, Louise > Interviews.
Dorris, Michael > Interviews.
Novelists, American > 20th century > Interviews.
Indigenous authors > 20th century > Interviews.
Indigenous peoples of North America.
Indigenous peoples in literature.
Indigenous peoples of North America > Ethnic identity.
Dorris, Michael.
Erdrich, Louise.
Indian authors.
Indians in literature.
Indians of North America.
Indians of North America > Ethnic identity.
Novelists, American.
1900-1999
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Interviews.
Genre:
Interviews.
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Searching for a Native American identity : Louise Erdrich and Michael Dorris
Searching for a Native American identity : Louise Erdrich
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Bill Moyers interviews husband and wife writing team Louise Erdrich and Michael Dorris who discuss their literary collaboration, their shared thinking based upon their like backgrounds as mixed-blood Native Americans, and the Native American characters who people their novels.
Note:Series title from container.
Originally broadcast in 1988 over PBS as a program in the series, A world of ideas.
Videorecording.
Call Number:E98.E85 S42 2008 VideoDVD
Credits:Director of photography, Joe Vitagliano ; camera, Brian Dowley, Renner Wunderlich ; editor, Bill Stephan.
System Details:Burned DVD (DVD-R) format: this disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives.