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There is a legacy of violence against native women that has gotten worse and worse over time.

Louise Erdrich

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Louise Erdrich
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: June 7
Novelist
Poet
Short Story Writer
Writer
Little Falls
Minnesota
Legacy
Native
Gotten
Worse
Violence
Women
Time

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