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Q&A: Sasha LaPointe Reflects on Belonging and Genocide in ‘Thunder Song’

The Coast Salish writer’s new book of essays builds on her previous memoir.

by Agueda Pacheco Flores


When Sasha LaPointe looks at iconic places around Puget Sound, whether it’s downtown Seattle or Elliott Bay, her first thoughts aren’t about how they’re the “birthplace” of Nirvana or Starbucks. No. She thinks of things that aren’t immediately apparent to the non-Native eye.

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